Fodor's Expert Review Gyan Bhandar
Jaisalmer and Environs
Within the fort, the Jain temple complex library contains more than 1,000 old manuscripts—some from the 12th century, written on palm leaf, with painted wooden covers—and a collection of Jain, pre-Mughal, and Rajput paintings. Typically open from 8 or 9 am to noon, but, especially in low season, it may be closed even during those hours.