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If it’s pink, it’s got to be here! Popularly known as the Pink City, Jaipur is possibly one of the most popular destinations visited by tourists. This rustic city is dotted with palaces, forts, museums, temples and what not, the terracotta shade that colours the walls giving it its name. Laid as per the Hindu Treatise of Shilp Shastra, Jaipur forms one the corners of the famous Golden Triangle. From camel carts, multihued fabrics, cars to traditional men sporting bright turbans, the city flaunts everything that’s comfortably conventional... more |
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This famous city is the capital of Rajasthan and has earned universal renown as the " Pink City ", and pink it is, with beautiful constructed palaces, havelis and forts. Tall, rugged men with handle-bar whiskers sport bright pink turbans. Jaipur which means the city of victory was built exactly 273 years back and is 262 km by road from Delhi ( Capital of India ). A strong wall encircles the old city and even today has a suggestion of formidable strength, its function of protecting all within is obvious.
The plains of Rajasthan of which Jaipur is the capital once thundered and echoed with clash of swords and the drums of wars.Built in 1727 by Sawai Jai Singh-II, Jaipur was the first planned city of its time ( the earlier planned city in northern India having been built near Taxila sometime in the 2nd century BC ). Jaipur was planned by Vidhyadhar Bhattacharya, a Bengali architect, in a grid system with wide straight avenues, roads, streets and lanes and uniform rows of shops on either side of the main bazaars, all arranged in nine rectangular city sectors (chokris). The city itself is an attractive creation worthy of universal admiration.
There is a feast in store for tourists. Attractive monuments where one can breathe the fragrance of history. Comfortable and luxurious hotels, once the proud of kings, parks, gardens, and excursions of nearby places of interest, make Jaipur a tourist's paradise. |
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| Textiles, rugs, pottery, jewelry, shoes, miniature paintings, house wares - it's all in abundance here! For jewellery and gems, head out to the Johari Bazaar or the Chameliwala Market. In fact numerous shops line the streets of Amber, including those specializing in hand-blocked prints, blue pottery and antiques. Fabric is another must-buy here since the finest quality of silk, chiffon, and cotton is transformed through traditional block printing and tie-and-dye techniques. Bandhni cloths are often sold with the thread still tied on and is traditionally worn un-ironed, showing off the crinkly circles. Bapu Bazaar is where you can bargain for a wide range of textiles and ready-made garments, as well as traditional leather shoes and bangles of glass and lacquer. If you're looking to carry gifts home, take a look at the tiny workshops producing beautiful bangles in Maniharon Ka Rasta and Salim’s for some striking handmade papers that you’d probably would hate to write on. |
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