Dreamy Exotic Travel Sepia Terracotta Abstract Arches Rajasthan India 1f
by Sue Jacobi
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Dreamy Exotic Travel Sepia Terracotta Abstract Arches Rajasthan India 1f
Artist
Sue Jacobi
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Photograph - Fine Art Photography - Digital Art
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Dreamy Exotic Travel Sepia Terracotta Abstract Arches Rajasthan India 1f.
Here is a glimpse of the beautifully illuminated inner courtyard of the Bagore ki Haveli, after sunset, at twilight. The cultural show is about to start, everyone is excited :o) .
I was promised a good dose of local Rajasthani Indian culture at the Bagore ki Haveli in Udaipur, also known as Venice of the East, as it has so much water and lakes. At the Bagore ki Haveli, nestling on the shores of the beautiful Lake Pichola, I loved the museum displays, and the puppets were charming and exquisite. Meeting the artists that work there was a wonderful experience. Pinku, one of the artists that work there, was friendly and entertaining and even painted a miniature picture of a peacock on my thumbnail as a nice free souvenir. He recommended that I return for the evening show, and I was certainly glad I did. The folk dances were great, and there was a lovely atmosphere sitting out in open air under the trees; the courtyard is surrounded by the gorgeous old arched architecture of the Bagore ki Haveli; watching the show in the warm early evening with tourists and locals alike was a lovely experience. There were puppet shows and folk dances. One of the highlights, was the highly skilled and graceful dancers would dance with a round-bottomed pot balanced over their head. Without supporting the pot with their hands. And after a bout of dancing, they would add a second pot on top of it, and dance away again And then 3 more pots... and so on.... at the climax, I believe I counted a dozen pots, all balanced on her head, one on top of the other, with no support from her hands, and she was still good for a round of dancing! Wow!! The evening show is very popular, the whole place was packed.
The palace known as Bagore ki Haveli (Bag or Bagh means garden), has over a hundred rooms, with displays of costumes and modern art. The glass and mirror in the interiors are Haveli work. It also preserves an example of Mewar painting on the walls of the Queen's Chamber.
There are 138 rooms, as well as numerous corridors & balconies, courtyards and terraces. The interiors of the Haveli are embellished with intricate and fine mirror work. While strolling in the Haveli, you can also see the private quarters of the royal ladies, their bath rooms, dressing rooms, bed rooms, living rooms, worship rooms and recreation rooms.
The Chambers of the Royal Ladies still bear fine frescoes of the Mewari style and there are glorious coloured-glass windows in some of the rooms as well as two peacocks made with coloured glass mosaics that display the superb skills of the finest craftsmanship.
Unique symbols of the Rajput clan, such as jewellery boxes, dice-games, hukkas, pan boxes, nut crackers, hand fans, rose water sprinklers, copper vessels and other items are also on display here.
In the evening, the haveli lightens and stages enjoyable performance of traditional dance and music of Rajasthan. The haveli looks marvelous with glowing lights in the night. Bagore Ki Haveli is a perfect place to explore the ancient architecture and life style of the royal family.
History: Shri Amarchand Badwa, who was the Prime Minister of Mewar from 1751 to 1778, throughout the reigns of Maharanas Pratap Singh II, Raj Singh II, Ari Singh, and Hamir Singh respectively, built this haveli. Following the death of Amarchand, the edifice came under the domain of the Mewari Royal Family and Bagore-ki-Haveli was occupied by Nath Singh, a relative of the then maharana. In 1878, the natural father of Sajjan Singh, Maharaj Shakti Singh of Bagore extended the haveli and built the triple-arched gateway, and the property remained in the possession of Mewar State until 1947. After Independence, the Government of Rajasthan used the buildings for housing Government employees, but, as with other nationalised properties, where there was nobody with a vested interest in the standards of maintenance, damage and neglect went unchecked, and for almost forty years, the haveli�s condition deteriorated to a deplorable extent. The Government was eventually persuaded to relinquish their hold on the haveli and in 1986; it was handed over to the West Zone Cultural Centre.
Restoration work: The West Zone Cultural Centre planned to renovate the haveli into a museum. Originally, the idea was to represent the culture of Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat and Rajasthan, the West Zone States, in the proposed museum. However, seeing that the Haveli was an architectural museum by itself, owing to typical and charming architectural style, it was decided that it would be preserved as a museum of Mewar�s aristocratic culture.
To provide the same royal look, experts and members of the Royal family were consulted. The Haveli was restored using local and traditional materials and skills primarily. Several murals done in araish in the 18th and 19th century were uncovered, and many doors, windows and perforated screens were repaired or replaced.
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