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RAJPUT
FORTS and their settings |
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*MAP*
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Section 5 (Jaisalmer, Jodhpur); and Section
6 (the rest) |
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Some maps of Rajputana/Rajasthan |
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Far to the west, the fort of JAISALMER looms
over the city |
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Jaisalmer's architectural treats also include
Salim Singh ki Haveli, and even the modern municipal building |
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Jaisalmer offers, as a final pleasure, a
striking set of royal cenotaphs outside the city |
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Mehrangarh Fort, JODHPUR |
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Junagarh Fort in BIKANER, with its elaborately
angular lines |
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*JAIPUR*
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JAIPUR, capital of the Kachwahas, has a
section of its own |
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The early fortress of RANTHAMBHORE, south
of Jaipur and east of Tonk, dates from the 900's, and was captured by Akbar |
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To the east of Jaipur, the palace at ALWAR |
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Southeast of it, the pair of BHARATPUR and,
to the north of it, |
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...DEEG (or Dig), which share a good deal
of history |
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UDAIPUR, capital of the state of Mewar,
has a palace of particular loveliness that can rival even Jaipur |
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Udaipur the town is a pleasure, too |
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At Nagda, ten miles northeast of Udaipur,
are the famous Sas-Bahu temples too, from the late 900's |
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Sixty miles north of Udaipur is the wonderfully
geometrical KUMBHALGARH |
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East-northeast of Udaipur, the early fortress
of CHITORGARH, conquered by Akbar in 1557 |
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Chitorgarh features Rana Kumbha's famous
Victory Tower |
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Still further northeast, the fort of BUNDI,
with its famous murals |
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GWALIOR has a truly spectacular fort that
was used by the Mughals to confine prisoners of high rank |
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Gwalior town had its own life, too |
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Some depictions of Rajputs and those around
them |
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Rajput forts became a delight to western
artists as well |
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Other forts in the same general style could
be found all over North India |
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