Havelis of Shekhawati, Rajasthan.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429441527337148098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStWkNYz5kVRZDjoTm0TtQcIYSWhgRUPtyvh2i50h9X7qROuesk0ogVaroD6mWF7kYb_M22jf5vKDPDtkrQ4SjnBvoMThlcimSmpuvYX-ZmiLSb8yjngTFhK1wVh0F8D4d9ntrC3ycFaE/s640/mand8.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="488" /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfXkGrMCAwA7Cqi5X3ltWJj7FGcFd4hQblGJgFfhYexvxv1syy9gvJQ_iX_TspgCfLc3l627PTpujbRVP8ePuWtaSXnI4521N4BcYa3asVcEkCnSdmqiKwVHysigQtczGVmobrDf4KBTA/s1600-h/man.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><i>The Sonthaliya Gate, Mandawa.</i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><i></i>When we decided on our winter vacation destination as Rajasthan, we immediately knew it had to be in the lesser explored regions of Shekhawati. Shekhawati region is known for their heritage </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Havelis.</span></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i><div><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Haveli</span></b></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">- Is a huge private mansion in India or Pakistan.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">The Rajasthani </span><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">havelis</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">were constructed by the wealthy Marwari community in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan in the 19th century. A </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">haveli</span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> typically has two courtyards one for the men and the inner one for the women, the walls were adorned with beautiful colourful frescoes painted by commissioned artists.</span></div><img alt="" border="0" height="435" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429441519886239074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3W9mjq0ZI4zMkom15Bt5JJOVWy9MlEjikA4m-apwPvWFXxUCUVmHHYbMPsbz5d2c3amzkR-izGiweRPab6D1fBZc0VWLS8YL3Y2I30QiAB0t0pQhz840nFPfvfnGwbp1YxspjXdV03E/s640/mand7.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, serif;">The themes were usually images of Gods, Goddesses & animals.</span></div><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429438518873128546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihQ7JRMHC72yN3mHo06ClNKDmOuyxwglJhK0YUjgazA4Es19pYSTbQatNFLr0jPefT7vc0Qyx2gikk_L_0g_Rf9lxpkL6PUIiTFwxw64ozi8trcZbL671jsOj6jhwcjf44tLKsNa4TaY/s640/mand5.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /><br /><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Mandawa, Ramgarh, Fatehpur</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> are dusty little towns in the Shekhawati area that have many old </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">havelis</span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">, which in their glorious days would have been a treat to the eyes, but even today have not lost their timeless beauty.</span></div><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429436284370204946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41-AUsJBbA9biTdHG64Qgz72SVVS8zeJGUIHP-EonMBZ0FYU4GkjbOssKFEguqmhU6eJ0ZV0UjRYwJFVtcg9dQbvRO68vT73rgAWSITuNKalm_amFpiYr1sMuteqg6BpOhNjxFjkcK7M/s640/man18.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="480" /><br /><div><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429441535341081106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-t_inYrLwds0jGWCfU2Qz3YI6M3yq2n4kT38qezNsosvPeMFTckAc1AcVRd1k106wAGFDsvWduaxERXMoQlk7La4ejZ42KXDHRrRLVv8H7kOe5psRb9QaJpYs9hHbqt2m4S4W5Idz6Y/s640/mand9.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429444593426070370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHb2lVhzit13DH5dvex3Rr2gEIHerp5RuKlAnHweRlGcoiuvdZI80B0yhOfhS-5wXW0593Pz6Q1xNUjbjeBLbFK4nJ-3rUFnPeLoVvXrtLQlKlTknxC26bLxAHoTaua2Swck7sPWMMHdg/s640/mand17.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">The huge old havelis in Mandawa.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429445705083924162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWToUwVCxBqiFUZ74XA-g9cRb4v42CQJ_bvQ-X9utazYW82rklAHdbM5hXLsie_v8pRCfp9QosJBWDbmzsq0M2FTC-ZZyLZyiLztYXSUxD_onfUhqc4o6Vbi-PAkxDy_y2NUDBnBkpKnw/s640/mand17.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">A handful of these </span><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">havelis</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">are being restored and given a new lease of life by private organizations, historians & architects. Some of them have been converted into heritage hotels.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" height="457" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429441544176628498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDxCMeJNKhAnrgc8my1Lk8v6UfB5orrE1VUxS8l8_iDifBfeMHKl_Ph3iDwxG-_TZ1cdsBWOGy0Trna0qElvTLda9Q-WrfdgJzJSbUWWGHPXxKOLsYARlWNLrycvWMrO2ad5MITaXkKA/s640/mand10.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="http://www.cultural-centre.com/index.swf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Nadine Le Prince</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> is a french artist whose love for Indian cultural heritage has inspired her to restore a haveli built in 1802 by a rich tradesman of the silk road.</span></div><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429444587567714482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgGzCrlSOO6iGt0kMaPt1IoTlZPxsVn7LI_dMrhwAVPcwfyAJToq_T6vsdtjYiFlN4X4D2OSoVCn_ISbKWQerNocLm3wCYf3x1qLX2vcMr8P9JVbHwpAlLO9ms2amokLDulcurYyBE8o/s640/mand15.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /><br /><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Beautifully restored courtyard at Nadine Le Prince Haveli Cultural Centre, Fatehpur.</span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" height="418" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429438495584737378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ajzMfiNzyvZvuS7fSMQe1u7yxc1BKMP8rRzjEMGvnDmcmh3AdUHfIGP_yKUO4pZpeuDJnBCNF9l3VMwrxRWO9nBeI5A2-2AAtF4uNu6acREwScj-HunOieVlRIBLNw4rOsbZKl9zhR4/s640/mand1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429438510350739890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKx85L3hKrR83lTH0WxSruxmp9GyrkqmBCM4AfIKqay8kLUOZ809J1lidpxVwK5TClkadLnyJhhIsbNLN-UlAy9Ua5SdYuHR_URvuXhubs9i-T9Jk5S53yprSWu0b2EL_FI875M9glsA/s640/mand3.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429438504391541906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvK4hmVqJ07wQOR0-5jQ1tlWp0ssnlb8GqArVWY-beXAPCubibwwLzg14e96sLdbIxrVwiWbGwPNR4F0NxZ9S9DmS73XJ8IoWZQzc2wcFsjjCobrV7KoVon1qy-RmBBrAqlKIC3OyZkVA/s640/mand2.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429438533157841698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlXd29KwYVguzsg0nY6fEbVtjUD05ytAWRmrgEg6hqMbrlJfIlXQ_AQCWn8YlxoYLdLJDJK_FY0I92vr7yqz1XojmlM4QLQcvWH28uPB_M3hLEv42awRVQUz8DTBOzuEE94X-bxng5Ck/s640/mand6.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></span><br /><div><b><a href="http://www.ramgarhfresco.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Ramgarh Fresc</span></a></b><b><a href="http://www.ramgarhfresco.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">o</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">, a restored </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">haveli,</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> earlier known as the Khemka Haveli is 100-years old and has been renovated by the Khandelwal family who wanted to showcase the beauty of the frescos and the architecture to the visitors.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><img alt="" border="0" height="500" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429444569514857922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnB9DVUBIwUTsNZvBjr_bFOnt8nnYeeztrFM7XeY0-nSVPlWj6Jez9oLzVch-RsBVjLp8ryRMaKNgV29mN3YK_asIL01Y9HMD12e93ji-qmcu6cDl8g4CybuM1SyK2YoMd6FQR1isy6xo/s640/mand12.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></span><img alt="" border="0" height="454" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429441551042569922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfJZ8iEHqtp_T8jcOB_fAbLncHX6sp-auRtCoJiG-AhRiGu1B51j9XiFYYLKRrhAC1h7UR4wi1N3X-ig4d61zzVta6bATaQPDtsg9Ez747a9xJ0Yyf_IrqqBqDjgJ48Vh01OoufwY2j8/s640/mand11.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Amazing hand-painted frescos at </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Hotel Ramgarh Fresco</span></b></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429444577517725586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8dYhfcNvaIT79yKsZb4fDYt5QDz7EcFd6GLY2YSlL4488C6eOnsutmOQJjeH7oho94Q7yUK6RrqPK1CyFe4KAIk0ExY72lKB_TjrutbDyTlDD50AUUKJDawHYJ13J24mGs5wEgJ59dg/s640/mand13.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></span><img alt="" border="0" height="603" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429455789654502002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfXkGrMCAwA7Cqi5X3ltWJj7FGcFd4hQblGJgFfhYexvxv1syy9gvJQ_iX_TspgCfLc3l627PTpujbRVP8ePuWtaSXnI4521N4BcYa3asVcEkCnSdmqiKwVHysigQtczGVmobrDf4KBTA/s640/man.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>We had a lovely thali lunch here:-)</i></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" height="465" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429444584132380738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgEI4fpMSou7ku0kyEklLvdIApEQ-NNPLvA6Bgj5Ju2HVW8_dfBobYPi3YneS-KIuk-HgzgsZtBozlMqVt7xzaEzhRYlyDFDxiryExERL2gsXNXgebr-6PwV2arTL7eZnvR9tn4vN0Cw/s640/mand14.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">The traditional haveli courtyard.</span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">In my next post, will showcase another restored haveli~ A lovely place where we stayed, soaked in the winter sun and listened to the folk music of the desert...:-)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">( Images by Arch)</span></span></i></div></div></div>

Havelis of Shekhawati, Rajasthan.

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