This journal, part 2 of the 3 part Jaipur series, features Jaipur's City Palace complex, & the adjacent Jantar Mantar Astronomical Observatory & the Hawa Mahal (Wind Palace).
THE WALLED CITY PALACE:
The walled City Palace of Jaipur, in the center of Jaipur, is the main palace & the seat of the government. It has been & still is the home to the Maharaja and Maharani of Jaipur. Formal receptions, as well as royal weddings & birthdays, religious festivals, and coronations of a new maharaja are held here.
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CITY PALACE - "Chandra Mahal" (cm)
The graceful 7 storeyed Chandra Mahal (Moon Palace), in the NW section of the...
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cm2 - rear view
Paintings, floral decorations, mirrored walls & ceilings in the...
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cm3 - Clock tower
Public access is restricted to the ground & 1st floor museum - Don’t...
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cm4 - The armoury museum is on left
Apparently, the weaponry section of the museum has weapons that date...
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Gate into the Pritam Niwas Chowk
(a wide verandah). This is part of the huge red complex to the left of the...
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The Sarbato Bhadra Chowk,
the pavilion where the Diwan-I-Khas is located. It is all part of the big red...
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Large urn in the Diwan-i-Khas,
former Hall of Private Audiences. It is one of the two huge silver urns that...
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The Mubarak Mahal (mm)
(Palace of Welcome) sits in the middle of a large courtyard. The white marble...
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mm2 - another angle
It was later used as the Royal Secretariat & now houses the Textile and...
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mm3 - latticed balconies
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mm4
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mm5
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mm6 - a proud rajput guard
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Rajendra Pol (rp) - Gateway of Princes
This marble elephant gate leads to the Diwan-i-Khas (Hall of Private Audiences).
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rp2 - The marble elephants
on either side of the gate were each carved out a single block of...
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The Diwan-I-Am (dia),
Hall of Public Audience. This ‘new’ Diwan-I-Am was...
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dia2 - The ceiling was painted
in the 1870s & is highly decorated with floral motifs in gilt, green, and...
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dia3 - in the Arms Gallery
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dia4 - also in the arms gallery
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"JANTAR MANTAR" astronomy observatory
adjacent to the City Palace, is a popular tourist attraction In Jaipur. The...
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There are three yantras
in this photo with the "Samrata Yantra" (the big sundial) at...
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The 12 Rashi Valaya Yantras
In addition to the big sundial, this photo shows some of the...
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The big & little sundials
The red sundial is called the "Laghu Samrat Yantra" (small sundial)....
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Another angle of the little sundial
This ramp points directly to the north pole. It is the gnomon (the part that...
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Raj Yantra & Kranti Writa Yantra
The “Raj Yantra”, the two tarnished brass plates in background, is...
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