Kishangarh Tourism is mainly known for Artists, Handicrafts and Marbles. Major attraction Includes:
Kishangarh Painting: Kishangarh Painting emerged as a distinctive style in the middle of 18th century under the patronage of Maharaja Sawant Singh. Nihal Chand, a gifted artist in the Maharaja's court, produced some highly individualistic Radha and sophisticated works. The chief characteristics of the Kishengarh paintings were the elongation of human faces, lavish use of green and depiction of panoramic landscapes. Portrayal of Radha and Krishna in elongated faces is a common subject of Kishangarh paintings. The elongated neck, the long stylised eyes with drooping eyelids, the thin lips and pointed chin of Radha standing in a graceful pose with her head covered with a muslin odhni, is undoubtedly the most striking creation of the Kishangarh school. This style continued into the 19th century and a series of paintings of the Gita Govinda were produced in 1820.
Bani Thani: The most famous Kishangarh painting is called Bani Thani. The Indian government has engraved it on one of it's postal stamps. The Bani Thani style of painting got its name from a story with a twist of romance to it. In the Kishangarh court during the 18th century there ruled a poet-king called Raja Samant Singh (1699–1764) who had eyes only for Bani Thani, a court singer and poet. Bani Thani’s eyes were what drew Samant Singh to her, and so did her singing. Seeing Bani Thani singing in his court each day helped the king’s heart grow fonder. Now Samant Singh wrote poetry under the name of Nagari Das, and since Bani Thani was a poet in her own right too, love was not far behind. Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa was already a big name the world over, and the people of Kishangarh picked up this name and began calling Bani Thani the `Mona Lisa of Rajasthan’!
Roopangarh: 25km away from Kishangarh is Roopangarh. Worth visiting is Roop Singh Rathore’s fort aka Roopangarh fort on the banks of Lake Gandalan which forms an almost perfect reflection of the edifice. The fort contains a number of fine miniature paintings of deities and religious epics, and it was through these paintings that the region became famous during early 18th century. The main entrance to the fort is through a pointed arched gateway painted with elephants and guards. Parts of the fort have now been converted into a hotel by the maharaja and maharani of Kishangarh. Tours of the fort are pretty interesting as is the common folklore attached to it. Also check out Phool Mahal palace which has also been turned into a hotel by the present maharaja Kishan Singh.
Barefoot college, Tilonia: Barefoot college known as Social Work and Research Centre is an Non-governmental organization founded by Bunker Roy in 1972. It is a solar-powered school that teaches illiterate women from impoverished villages to become doctors, solar engineers, architects, and other such professions. The school is located at Tilonia village, Rajasthan, India. It serves a population of over 125,000 people.
Other attractions of the City are:
* Phool mahal palace
* R.K.Marble
* Khoda Ganesh
* Kishangarh Fort
* Mountain Reign
* Swadri Dhani
* M.S.S. School
