Our first sight of Amber Fort was from one of the turrets of Jaigarh. Standing so high up, looking down at the Aravalli ranges stretching to the horizon, my first thought was that it blended beautifully with the mountains. The name �Amber� comes, not from the English word for the colour, but is a derivation of the word �Amba� or the goddess. However, it is pronounced as �Aamer�. The spelling varies too, with both usages � Amber and Amer � being quite commonly used.
