About Bishnoi Village Safari:-

Bishnoi is a community of nature worshippers in the state of Rajasthan, India. They also have a sizeable presence in the neighboring states of Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, and Delhi.

ORIGIN OF THE BISHNOIS
The sect was founded by Guru Jambheshwar (b. 1451) after wars between Muslim invaders and local Hindus. He had laid down 29 principles to be followed by the sect. Bish means 20 and noi means 9. Thus, Bishnoi translates as Twenty-niners. Killing animals and felling trees were banned. Before his death, he has stated that the black buck was his manifestation after death and should be conserved. The Khejri tree (Prosopis cineraria), is also considered to be sacred by the Bishnois.

LOVERS OF WILD ANIMALS
Bishnois are strong lovers of wild animals. It is because of their protection that in Bishnoi dominated areas, deer and antelope(such as blue bulls, black bucks, chinkaras and chowsinghas) are seen grazing peacefully in their fields.

AMRITA DEVI AND THE KHEJARLI MASSACRE
The origins of the Chipko movement can be traced back to the Bishnois. On a Tuesday (The 10th day of the month of Bhadrapad according to the Indian lunar Calendar) in 1730 A.D., Amrita Devi, a Bishnoi woman was at her home with her three daughters (Asu, Ratni and Bhagu bai) when she came to know that a number of people had descended on their otherwise sleepy village of Khejarli. The name Khejarli was derived from "Khejri", since these trees were found in abundance in the village.The people were a party of men sent by Maharaja Abhay Singh, the ruler of the kingdom of Jodhpur in the Marwar region, who wanted to fell green Khejri trees to burn lime for the construction of the Maharaja's new palace. Since there was a lot of greenery in the Bishnoi villages even in the middle of the Thar Desert, the king ordered his men to get the wood by cutting the Khejri trees.
 

THE MARTYRDOM OF AMRITA DEVI
Amrita Devi protested against the Maharaja's men who were attempting to cut green trees as it was prohibited according to Bishnoi principles. The malevolent feudal party told her that if she wanted the trees to be spared, she would have to give them money as bribe. She refused to acknowledge this demand and told them that she would consider it as an act of insult to her religious faith and would rather give away her life to save the green trees. It is at that stage she spoke these words:
Sar santey rookh rahe to bhi sasto jaan (If a tree is saved even at the cost of one's head, it's worth it)
Saying these words, she offered her head. The axes, which were brought to cut the trees, severed her head. The three young girls Asu, Ratni and Bhagu were not daunted, and offered their heads too.

The news spread like wildfire. The Bishnois of Khejrali gathered and sent summons to their counterparts in eighty-three Bishnoi villages in the vicinity to come and decide on the next course of action. Since the supreme sacrifice by Amrita Devi and her daughters had not satisfied the royal party, and the felling of green trees was continued, it was decided that for every green tree to be cut One Bishnoi, volunteer would sacrifice his/ her life. In the beginning, old people voluntarily started holding the trees to be cut in an embrace as in the 20th Century Chipko Movement.

Despite many valiant old persons, giving away their lives, the Hakim (the royal party's leader) , Girdhar Das Bhandari, taunted the Bishnois that they were offering unwanted old persons. Soon, young men, women (including recently married ones) and children were sacrificing themselves in a similar manner.

There was intense pandemonium. The tree-felling party was badly shakhen. They left for Jodhpur with their mission unfulfilled and told the Maharaja about what had happened. Soon as he learnt about it, he ordered the felling of trees to be stopped.

By that time, three hundred and sixty three (363) Bishnois, young and old, men and women, married and unmarried, rich and poor, had already become martyrs.

TREE FELLING BANNED
Honouring the courage of the Bishnoi community, Maharaja Abhay Singh, apologised for the mistake committed by his officials and issued a royal decree, engraved on a copper plate ordering the following:

• All cutting of green trees and hunting of animals within the revenue boundaries of Bishnoi villages was strictly prohibited.
• It was also ordered, that if by mistake any individual violated this order, he would be prosecuted by the state and a severe penalty imposed.
• Even members of the ruling family, would not shoot animals in or near Bishnoi villages.
• Although, Bishnois paid a huge price for saving a few trees, this incident had inspired, and will continue to do so in future, many others to fight and protect trees and wild life.

The Bishnoi’s are a community of Rajasthan who are famous for their rich cultural Rajasthani Life and there true love for nature and animals. Bishnoi Village Safari is the concept started by Late Maharaj Swaroop Singhji to help tourists take a glimpse of rich cultural life of Bishnoi Villages and True Rajasthan.  
 
We organize full day and half day safaris at very reasonable rates and in some ways give our sincere efforts to help the poor and needy local people in this water scarce region. 
 




Gudda Village : wild life 
Here you can watch wild animals in there natural habitats, many species of desert animals are found there some of them are Antelopes, Gazelle, Demoiselle Crane, Rabbits, Blue Bulls, Migrated Birds, Peacocks etc   
 

Waivers Village  A Durry is basically a floor cover, somewhat resembling a drugget, woven on a loom using cotton or silk yarn, or goat or camel hair. It may be used as a throw rug, or a bedside rug, or to cover corridors and passages, or even to replace a carpet. A hundred year old tradition of Durry weaving continues.Its a poor community of Prajapats who make the durries.

  
 










Rajasthani Lunch 
Traditional Rajasthani lunch is perfect for enjoying the real taste of Rajasthani food.We Arrange Rajasthani lunch in Village in Salawas Village . Special food in the royal thali is Kair-Sangari's vegetable, cary cus (yogurt), millet chapatti (Bajri ka Soagra), Wheat Chapatti, papadom. All food items are without spices in case u need spicy food we provide chattani.Generally,  
 
Rajasthani curries are a brilliant red but they are not as spicy as they look. Most Rajasthani cuisine uses pure ghee (clarified butter) as the medium of cooking. A favorite sweet dish called lapsi is prepared with broken wheat (dalia) sauteed in ghee and sweetened.Perhaps the best-known Rajasthani food is the combination of dal, bati and churma(dal is lentils;bati is baked wheat ball; and churma is powdered sweetened cereal), but for the adventurous traveler, willing to experiment, there is a lot of variety available. 
 
Potter's Village
Famous for pottery, tourists can see people doing pottery, if you want you can also try pottery, our guide will completely demonstrate the way people here do pottery and will also help you in doing same.