The festival of Gangaur
The Hindu month of Chaitra brings with it several festivities in various parts of India. While in the north people observe Navratras, and Chhath in the east, in Rajasthan they celebrate Gangaur to mark the beginning of a new calendar. True to the spirit of this princely state, the festival of Gangaur is celebrated here […]
The Chhataries of Gaitore in Jaipur
Gaitore or Gaya Ka Thor (meaning the final resting ground of the departed souls) is the crematory of the Kachhwaha Rajput dynasty of Jaipur. The premises houses about a dozen cenotaphs of which seven are large in size. The first of these cenotaphs was that of Sawai Maharaja Jai Singh II, the founder of Jaipur […]