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The morning fog drifts on the street of the Mandawa village and wraps the yellow and cream wall of the collapsed mansion. Early green vegetables and camel carts in Northeast Rajastan are lined up along unpaved roads, but men who have grown curled mouth beards are full of red and gold fabric and dusty antique. Along with the shops, I occupy my place at a cavi hole shop that sells general preparations. The fog was cleaned within a few minutes, and the rising sun burned out.
The steam rises from a silver pot outside the village teahouse. Customers are together on nearby stairs. On top of the clay wall is a mural of a steam locomotive drawn in pink and red, sitting near the former aristocratic scene. I stop checking paintings and tee shop salesmen, Young and Smiley, and invitations. He give me a cup filled with sugar milk tea. “Welcome to Mandawa,” he says and shakes my rupee.
Mandawa, about 100 miles north of Jaipur, is located in the Chekawati area of Rajastan, a small historic town. Shekawati is famous for its spectacular Havelis, a traditional Indian mansion. These painting depicts many conferences in the local Large Poot, the ruler of Mugal, the Hindu gods, and the British Empire.
Shekawati once sat on a historic trade route and linked the port of Gjarat to the southwestern part of the Delhi, Agra, and the golden triangle city of Jaipur. Tax reduction funds usually have a camel caravan to the community for trading sugar, salt, opium, cotton, and spices.
Funds from the increase in wealth from commercial transactions, and more sophisticated construction work began in the early 19th century, resulting in Huveris. However, with the increase in the construction of railways and the increase in river transportation under British dominance, Shekawati has been distracted by Shekawati and abandoned Havelis.
Today, Mandawa is an unknown addition to the Golden Riangle Circuit, and provides a relaxing stay from a busy city. Recently, many Haveris have recovered, and the increase in demand is more encouraging.
I am staying in Radika at the hotel. Radika is a sturdy teak door in the room opened in the inner courtyard with a stained glass window. Here, we meet the guide, Shikanderkan. We hand over some small things that we still have lived. Children dash around the mother wearing orange sally.
Immediately, we will arrive at the 1870 mansion, Glab Liladia Haverry, famous for its wealthy merchant gloves Riji's life. When we enter the outer courtyard, the magnificence of this Huveri is clear. “These mirrors came from Belgium and were exchanged for spices,” Shikander explains and refers to a small glass segment of the dome -shaped arch at the entrance.
On the right side of the door is half the painted elephant, which carries some lords to the armor. “Every Havery on the left and right of the door can see the elephant. It's a symbol of prosperity,” says Cikander. He explains that this elephant is unfinished. Because Havelli is currently restored and is a hotel. Today, workers are paint cans scattered under half frescoes during their vacation.
Initially, the wealthy merchant decorated the house with a painter from a nearby jaipur. In Jay Pool, Persian artists mixed with the Mugal Court artists in Delhi, creating a unique Raja Stan art style. The interesting element of Shekawati's art is a line of foreigners along with the traditional Rajastani scene. We take a walk from Gulab Rai Ladia to the main street in Mandawa and the local branch of India National Bank. This is also located in Havelli. One wall indicates that JODHPURS British people have box -shaped calls.
Havelis conditions vary. Some are the hotels of Moruhara crime. Others such as Goenka Double are thought to have ghosts and are naturally left. Many are open to visitors and are still scattered as the owner of the old owner.
Behind Gulab Rai Ladia, you will find a man drawing the outline of the turban warrior on the wall. This is Mohanral Saraf Havelli, the former house of the textile trader. “It was a miserable state when I bought Havelli,” explains the local owner, Vicar Joshi. He shows me to the room where the business was being done. “The caretaker was cooking here, so these walls were black. I had to use caustic soda to clean the rinsing,” he continues.
“By doing so, some of the paintings have been washed away,” he says. But, as those first merchants, Vicial brought artists from Jaipur. There is still a big painting community. “I want to reproduce the old one,” he says. “At first, I wanted to build an advantageous business. Now, thanks to these artwork, preservation is my priority.”
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