Clock Tower & Sardar Market: The Cultural Heart of Jodhpur

4. Clock Tower & Sardar MarketMajor Attractions: Clock Tower, Local Markets, Handicrafts, Spice ShopsTop Activities: Shopping, street food tasting, cultural exploration, photographyDuration: 2–3 HoursBest Time to Visit: October to MarchThe town is a lot on these central areas, as commercial as they are cultural; especially at Clock Tower and the Sardar Market, which is right in the heart of the city as a whole and acts the way it does. A monument built by Sardar Singh Maharaj of the region sometime during the 19th century, this tower stands over one of the liveliest bazaars that you can get in all of Rajasthan and gives avid shoppers much to buy with the assortment of traditional costumes, local crafts, precious jewellery, curiosities and a whole assortment of that. The sweetness of sweets combined with the fragrance of varied spices is what one gets to experience all along the colour street as one shops; antique goods, a colourful array of various spices and a thousand pretty colours to delight the eye. Here you have the chance to try out various local delights such as mirchi vada, kachori and makhaniya lassi. You would surely get a lot of chances to meet locals. If you love colours, entertainment, and culture together, the Clock Tower and Sardar Market tour of the city should definitely be in your schedule.