A Striking face:  Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner (1880 – 1943) was a visionary and a remarkable ruler of India who was responsible for putting Bikaner in a position of prominence on the map of India. He also built up the Bikaner’s economy, promoting among other things, the Ganga Canal, an ambitious irrigation project that was years ahead of his time, and which turned the deserts of Bikaner into rich farmland. He built the existing temple above the Samadhi of Ramdevji.   © 2013