Geographically Rajasthan is the largest state in the North-western part of India. Rajasthan is surrounded by Pakistan at its west, Gujarat to the southwest, Madhya Pradesh to the southeast, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to the northeast and Punjab to the north.

The capital of Rajasthan is ‘Jaipur’. Rajasthan was initially called as Rajputana i.e. the state of Rajputs. Some of the geographical features in Rajasthan are the Thar Desert, Ghaggar River, one of the oldest mountain ranges – Aravalli, famous hill station – Mount Abu and Dilwara Temples.