A royal household, this is the Jal Mahal or water palace that is seen in the middle of the Man Sagar lake located in the city of Jaipur. Although it is in the process of becoming a heritage hotel, it still look every bit regal in the 18th century when Maharaja Jai Singh II of…
Tag: Rajasthan
Weekly Photo Challenge: Home
Back home in India, we attribute every walk of life with a deity. Hinduism, more than a religion is a way of life. This picture is of Meera Mandir at the Chittorgar Fort off Udaipur, Rajasthan, and depicts a peaceful home, one where God resides. Meerabai was married off in her childhood to Prince Bhoj…
Shopper’s Paradise
Rajasthan is a shopping paradise for clothes lovers. Although you need to know a bit about quality or else you can get ripped off, needless top say, the colors are too vibrant to ignore!
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadow-2
The Jaipuri Kings had a very colorful way of introducing the world to their first queen (Raj Mata); they created for her the biggest jharokha (window) in the palace which lights up as the sun’s rays fall in throughout the day. Who said shadows were dark, gloomy and scary? A bit of class and innovation can…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadow
For time immemorial, shadows have been used to tell time with accuracy. This is the Jai Prakash Yantra, at the Jantar Mantar, Jaipur. Created under the supervision of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, this is the last of the instruments made at the observatory and said to be the most accurate of them all. The interesting…
Let the games begin!
The love for cars that the kings of Udaipur have is not a hidden fact. Apparently, in the good old days, the hood ornament was a representative for what the car was used for. A polo player mounted on a horse meant that the king was on his way for a polo match. Likewise for…
Suryavanshi Maharanas of Udaipur
The Maharanas of Mewar belong to the Suryavanshi or the Solar Dynasty. Along with the Lunar Dynasty, this dynasty is one of the prominent in Hinduism. This makes them a part of the Kshatriya clan or the warriors who worship the Sun as their primary deity. Their logo always shows the tribal as equal since…
Sahelion ki Bari
Saheliyon-ki-Bari (A special garden for the royal Maidens) is more like a fountain garden at Udaipur, Rajasthan. The garden amazes you right from its door. Hidden behind its hinges is a piping system that controls the height of fountains lined for welcoming the queen and her 48 maidens. The fountains turn-off automatically as the gates…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Refuge
There have been times when I crave for a DSLR, and this was certainly one of them. Shot at the Ranthambore Sanctuary, one of the Thriving Tiger reserves in India, we spotted this full grown Tiger hiding way from curious travelers, and yet lazing away in his true grandeur. And I believe that is the…
Sheesh Mahal
The Sheesh Mahal (Palace of Mirrors) is probably the highlight of the Amber Fort or Amer Fort which lies, 13 km from Jaipur, Rajasthan. Closed for restoration when we were on a visit, folklore says that the room could be lit by a single candle because of the mirror placement. The palace was also the…
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