Thursday, January 03, 2008

Amer Palace

I tried publishing this post a couple of times the other day, but for some reason, the pics wouldn't get uploaded. So here goes another attempt...

Here are a few images from our recent visit to the Amer Palace; built by Raja Man Singh in Jaipur around 400 years ago. The Hindu monarch had struck a political deal with the then Mughal king Akbar & to demonstrate his friendship with the Mughals, decorated this palace with a blend of Hindu & Muslim designs. As a result, one finds in the palace beautiful Hindu motifs like elephant heads, set in typical Mughal craftsmanship. I loved the overall harmony of design inspite of this peculiar stew of influences. Or maybe the harmony was a consequence of this unique stew...!


6 comments:

Parth said...

Excellent pictures. The craftsmanship is so good.

Radha said...

Parth,
Hey, welcome back!! How was your trip home??

Happy Reader said...

Beautiful pics!!

Destitute Rebel said...

Looks like a beautiful place I'v been meaning to go to india for quite some time but havent been able too, hopefully soon.

Radha said...

Happy Reader
Thank you :)

D Reb,
You must!!
How have you been otherwise?

Keshi said...

so pretty!

Keshi.