The Main Chowk of Jaisalmer Fort is where tourists will find the former palace of the maharaja, a five storied building of meticulously carved stone balconies and window arches. It’s official name Jaisalmer Fort Palace Museum & Heritage Center is a whopper to spit out so locals and tour guides commonly refer to it only as “the palace”. Open at 9 A.M. in the winter/tourist season, visitors are smart to get an early jump ahead of the large, slow moving tour groups which choke the modest sized Main Chowk. As tour leaders struggle to organize their groups who lazily snap photos while dogging scooters, cows and local guides, independent travelers can easily slip past and up the stairs of the humble palace entrance.
