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Situated
in the north Indian state of Rajasthan, the fort town of Mandawa
lies in the heart of the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. This small
town attracts tourists because of its beautifully made forts and
palaces, known as Havelis.The inhabitants of this town were wealthy merchants, who fortified
this well planned town in the early 18th century. Each Havelis or
palace in the town has its own unique feature. The common similarity
among them is that no two rooms in the same palace are built with
the same design. In the zenana (women) section, one room is
decorated with antique murals, another with a marble fountain while
the turret room boasts of walls that are seven feet thick. These
palaces used to be the place of all social and cultural activities
of the town.
The town is famous for its arched gateway of the fort of Mandawa,
painted and adorned with Lord Krishna and his cows. Among the
havelis, the popular ones are the Chokhani and Ladia havelis. The
Saraf havelis are too are well known in the region because of their
architectural uniqueness. The Binsidhar Newatia Haveli is famous for
its peculiar paintings on its outer eastern wall. The painting
depicts scenes like a boy using a telephone or a European woman in a
car driven by a chauffeur. The Gulab Rai Ladia Haveli is too known
for its marred erotic images. You can visit these havelis and feel
the magnanimousness of them through the Tours and Packages for
Mandawa.
A
whimsical peacock weather van, an arched window that overlooks the
verdant garden visited by peacocks are other structures worth
seeing.
Built in 1737, the town of Nawalgarh, near Mandawa, is also famous
for its fort. The town of Parsurampura, having the best-preserved
and oldest paintings in the Shekhawati region, Mukundgarh, Dundlod,
Fatehpur and Jhunjhunu, the largest town in the Shekhawati region
are some other places that around the town that are attract
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