City Palace, Jaipur. From Jason: Occupying the heart of Jai Singh II's city, the City Palace has been home to the rulers of Jaipur since the first half of the 18th century. Part of the Palace is open to the public, but the Chandra Mahal remains the residence of the erstwhile maharaja, and therefore is closed to the public.
This is the entrance to the inner sanctum of the Palace. Known as the Mubarak Mahal, it is the sandstone "welcome palace" and was built to receive guests.
This is the Diwan-i-Khas. I am staring at one of two of the largest silve objects in the world (according to the Guinness Book of World Records). The silver urns were used to ccarry the sacred water of the Ganges for Madho Singh II's vist to London in 1901. Total side note -- I've said it before and I'll say it again. That sandstone is beautiful -- but HOT! Am I not dying in this picture?
So much so, I have to have a break. So I sat off to the side where there was a small breeze and Jason (who clearly wasn't as hot as I) could continue to explore and photograph!
The Chandra Mahal. Well, from the outside at least. Still the current residence of the maharaja, we were only allowed to view it from this angle. But my, what a grand sight it was.
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