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Hill Fort Kesroli is a former palace but now a hotel near Alvar. The area is rather dry and the hotel is located on top of a hill but still there is plenty of greenery to have a drink or just relax in the evening.]]> photo Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:55:28 -0600 http://www.mynippon.com/gallery/v/admin/rajasthan/rajput-architecture.jpg.html http://www.mynippon.com/gallery/v/admin/rajasthan/rajput-architecture.jpg.html
The Rajputs are the people of Rajasthan and they have a very distinct architecture typified by domes and arches along with use of white marble and red sandstone. I found this part of the Alwar palace beautiful.]]> photo Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:49:31 -0600 http://www.mynippon.com/gallery/v/admin/rajasthan/rajasthani-door.jpg.html http://www.mynippon.com/gallery/v/admin/rajasthan/rajasthani-door.jpg.html
While this view is from the verandah of the Hill Fort Kesroli hotel, this is a very typical door in Rajasthani homes.]]> photo Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:49:31 -0600 http://www.mynippon.com/gallery/v/admin/rajasthan/palace.jpg.html http://www.mynippon.com/gallery/v/admin/rajasthan/palace.jpg.html
This sort of architecture is a fusion form that borrows heavily from Mughal architecture and marries it with traditional India building design. A structure like this in a large courtyard in a palace will be the place for the king or the maharajah to sit. This view is from the Alwar palace.]]> photo Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:49:31 -0600 http://www.mynippon.com/gallery/v/admin/rajasthan/jharokha.jpg.html http://www.mynippon.com/gallery/v/admin/rajasthan/jharokha.jpg.html
Men and women in India are still separated in public in rural parts and that was the case almost everywhere in the past. However, women were always curious to see what was going on in the men's world. In this palace, a jharokha was a window into their world.]]> photo Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:49:31 -0600 http://www.mynippon.com/gallery/v/admin/rajasthan/india-camel-farmer.jpg.html http://www.mynippon.com/gallery/v/admin/rajasthan/india-camel-farmer.jpg.html
Despite all the modernization in India, on the roads, you still see an uncomfortable coexistence of automobiles and animals. Rajsthani people use camels since they are the animals that do well in the desert region. I met this wonderful farmer who was visiting Alwar and agreed to model for us.]]> photo Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:49:31 -0600 http://www.mynippon.com/gallery/v/admin/rajasthan/hotel-compound.jpg.html http://www.mynippon.com/gallery/v/admin/rajasthan/hotel-compound.jpg.html
If you have been to Jaipur (Pink City), the state of Rajasthan in India is famous for abundant use of pink stones and this small hotel where we had a meal is testimony to it.]]> photo Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:49:31 -0600