Ajmer is one of the major and oldest cities in the Indian state of Rajasthan and the centre of the eponymous Ajmer district. It is located in the centre of Rajasthan. Ajmer is surrounded by the Aravalli mountains. It is the base for visiting Pushkar(11 km), an ancient Hindu pilgrimage city, famous for the temple of Lord Brahma. Ajmer has been selected as one of the heritage cities for the HRIDAY- Heritage City Development And Augmentation Yojana. South of the city’s artificial Ana Sagar Lake in Ajmer Sharif Dargah, the domed shrine of the Muslim Sufi saint Garib Nawaz. Nearby, a 16th-century palace built by the Mughal emperor Akbar now houses the Ajmer Government Museum, displaying armour and stone sculptures. A museum at the Indo-Saracenic–style Mayo College exhibits art and taxidermied birds. Although Ajmer Sharif Dargah, the shrine of Khwaja Muin-ud-din Chishti, remains as the most famous tourist places to visit in Ajmer, the city is also significantly known for the Jain religion and is home to an amazing golden Jain Temple. Places to see in Ajmer are Pushkar, Taragarh Fort, Ajmer Shariff dargah, Akhbari fort and museum, Nareli Jain temple, annasagar lake, the lake of Foy Sagar and Prithviraj samarak.