Is Rajasthan worth a separate trip?
Rajasthan can absolutely carry its own trip. The forts, desert towns, palaces and long drives work better when they have space, not when they are squeezed in after every Golden Triangle obligation.
Answer
Rajasthan is one of India’s clearest travel identities: pink, blue and gold cities, desert roads, palace hotels, markets, forts and meals that feel built for long days. It is also easy to overdo. Too many forts in too few days can make the region feel like a dusty sequence of viewpoints. Give Rajasthan time and it starts to shift from architecture into atmosphere: slower evenings, road stops, rooftop meals and towns that settle after the day-trippers leave. If your wider India trip is already full, save Rajasthan rather than reducing it to exhaustion.