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In a society that was as well formulated as that of Rajasthan, it was expected that there would be systems of both healing as well as preventive cures and ways of aiding longevity. The royal palaces had workshops attached where such practices of healing were taught, based not only on the traditional systems that had been in prevalence in the country for centuries, but in combination with new systems gained from interaction with parts of West Asia. There were also ashrams where vaids, hakims and yoga instructors advised people on the benefits of these systems, and the royal families often invited practioners of these sciences to train people in their kingdoms on their benefits, so that their prevalence became more widespread.

Most of these Nature cure centres, where such guidance and help is available, are located in Rajasthan’s historic cities and many of them, in fact, are in Jaipur.

Should a visitor choose to avail of the benefits of these systems, it may be necessary to check into an institute, while in other cases it is possible to stay in your hotel and come in for a daily prognosis. In the case of chronic ailments, an idea is to get yourself shown at an institute, go under observation and start the cure. You can then proceed on a tour of the state, while taking the recommended exercises and herbal treatments, coming back to the institute once more so that you can combine a holiday with a cure or even complete rejuvenation.

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