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Palace, Jaipur
City Palace, Jaipur
Located in the heart of the walled city, The City Palace Complex gives you
an idea about the far sightedness of the founder of Jaipur Sawai Jai Singh.
He left behind a legacy of some of the most imposing and magnificent
architecture, art and craft structure in the city. Jai Singh built the outer
walls but its many buildings were built later and some of them date in the
twentieth century too.
The palace is blend of Mughal and
Rajasthani architecture and the royal family still lives in a part of the
palace. On entering the complex and before the palace proper lies the
Mubarak Mahal, the palace of welcome or reception. Sawai Madho Singh built
the palace in the nineteenth century.
It was used as a reception centre for the visiting personage. The building
now forms the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum and on display here are a
wide array of royal costumes, some very exquisite and precious Pashmina
(Kashmiri) Shawls, Benaras silk saris, Sanganeri prints and folk embroidery.
An unusual display is that of voluminous clothes worn by Maharaja Sawai
Madho Singh I (ruled 1750-68).
The Maharani's Palace, the palace
of the Queen paradoxically puts a display of the Rajput weaponry. The
inestimable collections of weapons date back to even 15th century and are in
a remarkable state of preservation. Remarkable amongst them is
scissor-action dagger. This deadly weapon when thrust in body the handles
were release to spread the blades.
The dagger was then withdrawn
tearing limb from limb of the body of the hapless victim into certain
fatality. Other exhibits include protective chain armours, pistols, jewelled
and ivory handled swords, a belt sword, small and assorted cannons, guns,
poison tipped blades and gun powder pouches. The frescos on the ceiling are
amazing and well preserved.
Between the armoury museum and the art gallery is the Diwan-I-Khas meaning
hall of private or selective audience. This is a marble paved pavilion and
puts on display the world largest sterling silver object two gigantic silver
vessels. These vessels were made for Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II, who took
in along with him filled with water from River Ganga for drinking.
As a devout Hindu the Maharaja did not wish to risk polluted English
waters. The ceiling also has large chandeliers, which are mostly protected
by dust covers and opened only of festive occasions. The Guinness Book of
Records accounts it has the biggest silver objects in the world.
The art gallery is located in the Diwan-I-Aam, which literally mean the Hall
of public audience. The exhibits here included some very precious and
ancient handwritten original manuscripts of of Hindu scriptures.
Particularly intriguing in miniature copies of Bhagwat Gita made in this
manner so that it can be concealed out of sight of Emperor Aurangzeb
onslaught on Hindu scriptures.
Some very delicate miniature
paintings in Rajasthani, Mughal and Persian schools on various themes
including the Ramayana are some very engrossing displays. Visitors must also
take a good at preserved painted ceilings. Also on display are elephant
saddles called haudha.
The Chandra Palace is still occupied by
the royal family but visitors can visit the ground floor where some exhibits
are on display. However the visit here is worthwhile for the exquisite
Peacock in the courtyard outside.
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