Blue Street Houses India Rajasthan Jodhpur

by Sue Jacobi

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Blue Street Houses India Rajasthan Jodhpur

Artist

Sue Jacobi

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Photograph - Fine Art Photography - Digital Art

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Blue Street Houses India Rajasthan Jodhpur.
In the famous Blue City, Jodhpur, I saw this senior citizen lady and her son, relaxing on the roadside, sitting on a stone bench just outside thier ancestral home. I was quite surprised - and grateful - when the woman invited me to sit with them and chat for a while, take some photographs, and - last but not least - she actually invited me into her home for a private tour! As her mobility was restricted, I was shown around the house by her grandson and his wife (3 floors of it, small but comfortable, the rooms mostly opening into an inner courtyard that is visible in the photo). Yes, multiple generations of adults live in the same family home in the "joint family" system which is still fairly prevalent, but mostly in rural India.
The attire of Rajasthani women are very much focussed on colorfulness. The seasons, emotions, moods as well as status of people are displayed by the costumes of females of Rajasthan.
The everyday costume worn by Rajasthani women are very unique to the Indian State of Rajasthan. Most commonly, it consists of an upper garment called a kurti, kanchali or puthia, while the lower garment comprises of skirt or ghaghra. The third component is a veil which is draped around the skirt from lower side to upper part of the body. A number of additions and variations exist in different communities, depending, however, on the social position of the wearer. But these 3 items of clothing are usually included in the costume which is generally worn by Rajasthani women even today.
The attire of women in Rajasthan indicate their social status too. For instance, in the old days, the Rajput (royal) females who belonged to the affluent social order mainly followed the parda system. Here the women were restricted in their movement and were not allowed to show off much. Their dressy clothes were kept in private women�s quarters where the women were decorated elaborately without any limitation. The female ghagras were very short displaying the exquisite leg ornaments, and they are even now displayed in the paintings from those days. But now as this parda system is becoming out-dated, the Rajasthani women's clothes are seeing a lot of transformation. The length of the ghagras (skirts) has been increased, out of a sense of modesty, to hide the legs and feet. Now days the Rajput ghagra trails all over the ground, making the women appear more beautiful and lavish. Women who work in fields, wear ghagras which stop 10cm above their ankles. Many times they even wear ankle and leg bracelets, not only for the adornment, but also for protecting the women against bites and brambles when they walk down the fields.
Rajasthan literally, "Land of Kings" or "Land of Kingdoms"), is India's largest state by area (342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi) or 10.4% of India's total area). Rajasthan's economy is primarily agricultural and pastoral. Wheat and barley are cultivated over large areas, as are pulses, sugarcane, and oilseeds. Cotton and tobacco are the state's cash crops. Rajasthan is among the largest producers of edible oils in India and the second largest producer of oilseeds. Rajasthan is also the biggest wool-producing state in India and the main opium producer and consumer. There are mainly two crop seasons. The water for irrigation comes from wells and tanks. The Indira Gandhi Canal irrigates northwestern Rajasthan.



The state of Rajasthan is located on the western side of the country, where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert (also known as the "Rajasthan Desert" and "Great Indian Desert") and shares a border with Pakistan along the Sutlej-Indus river valley. Elsewhere it is bordered by other Indian states: Gujarat to the southwest; Madhya Pradesh to the southeast; Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to the northeast; and Punjab to the north. Its features include the ruins of the Indus Valley Civilization at Kalibanga; the Dilwara Temples, a Jain pilgrimage site at Rajasthan's only hill station, Mount Abu, in the ancient Aravalli mountain range; and, in eastern Rajasthan, the Keoladeo National Park near Bharatpur, a World Heritage Site known for its bird life. Rajasthan is also home to two national tiger reserves, the Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur and Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar.
The state was formed on 30 March 1949 when Rajputana � the name adopted by the British Raj for its dependencies in the region[3] � was merged into the Dominion of India. Its capital and largest city is Jaipur, located on the state's eastern side.
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