Jaipur’s City Palace – Ridhi Sidhi Pol – the Peacock Gate
The last in this series of the four gates from Ridhi Sidhi Pol at Pitam Niwas Chowk in Jaipur’s City Palace – this is the Peacock Gate situated in the Northeastern corner of the courtyard. It is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and associated with autumn. Each of these gates has a spiritual connection that is [...]
Jaipur’s City Palace – Ridhi Sidhi Pol – the Lotus Door
The third in the series from Ridhi Siddhi Pol and Pitam Niwas Chowk at Jaipur’s City Palace, the Lotus Door is reminiscent of the summer. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva and his consort Parvati Devi, and lies in the Southwest Corner of Pitam Niwas Chowk. These doorways are a true reflection of the colours [...]
Jaipur’s City Palace – Ridhi Sidhi Pol – the Rose Gate
The second of the four gates of Jaipur’s Pitam Niwas Chowk; Ridhi Sidhi Pol’s Southeast Gate known as the Rose Gate is dedicated to the Goddess Devi and is representative of the Winter Season. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook + this on Google+ share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it [...]
Diwan-e-am at Amber
The concept of the Diwan-e-Am or “Hall of Public Audience” was not limited merely to the Mughals. The Rajputs employed the same concept too. This is the Diwan-e-Am in the Amber Fort, which sits in the main entrance way of the palace of Maharaja Man-Singh, perched high above the rest of Jaipur. A popular destination [...]
Jaigarh
In the backdrop of the more famous Amber Fort lies the Jaigarh fort in Jaipur. This fort sits atop a hill that looks down upon the royal complex of the Amber Fort and is connected to its more illustrious cousin by an underground tunnel that was designed for the inhabitants of Amber to make good [...]
Bemoustached Rajput
This is one of many images that are still lying on my hard drive awaiting post processing and was taken during my trip to India in January this year. This gentleman is one of the many attendants at the city palace in Jaipur. The city palace is home to the royal family of Jaipur. While [...]
Amber Fort
Rajasthan is full of forts. The Rajputs spent a lot of their time fighting the Mughals in the 14th through 17th centuries. Some forts are not very nice to visit. The Amber fort, however, is one of the nicer forts to visit. Perched up on one of the many hills that make up the Aravalli [...]
Palace of the winds
The facade of this building still makes one wonder what it must have been like in the peak of its glory. The Hawa Mahal or Palace of the Winds is one of Jaipur’s most recognisable and well known landmarks. It was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, and designed by Lal Chand Usta [...]
