Elephants have been around Jaipur even before the foundation stone of Jaipur was laid.They were being used in the Royal armies and in the Royal shikars.They also helped to build Jaipur.
Now a days they are a very popular mode of transport up the Amer hill. The ride is much in demand by the foreign [...]
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A Village For The Elephants Of Amber
Posted in Accomodation, Around Jaipur, Blogroll, City Life, Comments, Details, Elephants, GuestHouse, Jaipur, Jaipuri, Marriage, Museums, Travel, india, rajasthan, rajasthani, tagged aldea, Amber, जयपुर, भारत, by, Dorf, elefant, elefante, Elephant Village, helfant, Jaipur, Kunda, mahawat, near jaipur, Pachyderms, RTDC, villaggio on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In Remembrance
Posted in Around Jaipur, Blogroll, City Life, Comments, Details, Jaipur, Jaipuri, Marwari, Sculpture, Travel, culture, rajasthan, rajasthani, tagged 1959, 21st october, 5th november 1963, インド警察, シャヒディディワス, シリマティ ウシャラニ アフジャ, ジャイプールー, ティリムリテイ彫像。, ナラヤナシングサーカール, パンディット ジャワハルラル ネヘル, ポリシュメモリヤール, ラッダック, जयपुर, भारत, Indian Police Force, １０月２１日, １９５９年, １９６３年１１月５日, Jaipur, Ladhak, Narain Singh Circle, Police memorial, Pt.Jawahar Lal Nehru, Shaheed Diwas, Smt.Usha Rani Hooja, Trimurthy Sculpture on November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On 21 st October 1959 a unit of Indian Police Force martyred itself defending the Indian soil against the Chinese in Ladhak. Pt.Jawahar Lal Nehru,the then Prime Minister, decided to honour their ultimate sacrifice by declaring 21 st October as Indian Police Force’s Martyrs Day. Smt.Usha Rani Hooja was commissioned with the task of casting [...]
An Animal Fair With A Difference
Posted in Accomodation, Around Jaipur, Blogroll, City Life, Comments, Details, Donkey, Fairs, Folk Deity, Folk Tale, GuestHouse, Hotels, Jaipur, Jaipuri, Marwari, Melas, Travel, culture, india, pets, rajasthan, rajasthani, tagged Horses, Marwari, Donkey, Kathiawari, Mules, Looniyawas, Shyam Karan Horse, Shyan Karn Horse, 驢馬, 馬, カティヤワリ, ロニヤワス, マルワリ, 騾馬, シャムカラヌ馬 。, cheval, pferd, cavallo, caballo, ferd, esel, asino, asno, eyzl, mulet, maulesel, mulo, mula, moyleyzl, जयपुर, भारत on October 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Every year in the month of October, for the past 500 years, a four day animal fair is held in Bhawgarh Bandhya, near jaipur, in the Looniyawas village. Held in honour of the Sri KhalKhani Mata-this fair showcases the best of Donkeys money can buy.There is sale and purchase of donkeys,race featuring donkeys,poem recitals in [...]
‘Khama Ghani Ajmal ji Ra Kanwara’
Posted in Accomodation, Around Jaipur, Blogroll, City Life, Comments, Fairs, Folk Deity, Folk Hero, Folk Tale, GuestHouse, Hotels, Jaipur, Jaipuri, Temples, Travel, culture, india, rajasthan, rajasthani, temple, tagged 1459, 1931, タンワル ラジュプート, ババ ラムデウジ, ポカラヌ, ラジャ アジュマル デブ, ラヌジャ, ラマデオラ, ラマピル, भारत, Baba Ramdeoji, 馬人形。, Folk Deity, １４５９年, １９３１年, Pokaran, Raja Ajmal Dev, Ramapir, Ramdeora, Ranuja, Tanwar Rajput, Toy Stuffed Horses, 民間神 on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Title of this post is how one of the Bhajans, in rajasthani dialect, devotees of Bhagwan Ramdeoji Maharaj sing in his praise goes.A folk deity, born a tanwar rajput in village Ranuja, son of Raja Ajmal Dev,believed to be incarnation of lord Krishna,he was revered by the high and the low castes of the [...]
Pabu ji
Posted in Accomodation, Blogroll, Details, Folk Hero, Folk Tale, GuestHouse, Hotels, Jaipur, Paintings, culture, india, rajasthan, rajasthani, tagged さむらい。, スクロル, チットルガル, パブ ジ キ ファル, ビルワラの近くのシャプラ, ラトル, भारत, Chittaurgarh, 絵, 聖人, folk Tales, legends, Pabu Ji Ki Phad, Pabuji, Paintings, Rathores, Saint, Scroll, Shahpura near Bhilwara, warrior, 民間話, 伝説 on September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The life and times of the warrior Saint of Rathores,Pabu ji, are stuff legends are made of.It is believed that he sacrificed his life to honour his word given to a Charan woman from whom he had borrowed a horse when he was on his way to his marriage. On her plea, true to his [...]
Grace in Gait-The Thar Marwari Horse
Posted in Accomodation, Around Jaipur, Blogroll, City Life, Comments, Details, GuestHouse, Hotels, Jaipur, Jaipuri, Marwari, Pushkar, Travel, culture, india, rajasthan, rajasthani, tagged Horses, horse safari, Marwari, Horse, race, Marwar, Arvind Chawdhary, polo, Chetak, 1212 C.E., rehwal, revaal, Albino Marwari, equestrain, equine, rides, Thar, Desert, 馬, マルワリ, １２１２年C.E., アルビノ マルワリ, アルビンド チャオドリ, チェタク, さばく, 馬術, ウマ, 馬サファリ, マルワル, ポロ, レス, レへワル, レワール, 乗り回す, タール さばく, cheval, pferd, cavallo, caballo, ferd, deserto, desierto, midber, भारत on September 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In a guest Post Arvind Chawdhary Polo Player,Marwari Horse enthusiast and team leader for The Thar Marwari Horse Safari, Jaipur writes about The Marwari Horse.
As much a mystery as a legend, the Marwari horse instantly evokes reminiscence of the valorous Chetak. The loyal horse of Maharana Pratap of Mewar is alive even today [...]
Jaipuri Razai-A Quilt Like None Other
Posted in Accomodation, Around Jaipur, Blogroll, City Life, Comments, Details, Hotels, Jaipur, Jaipuri, Travel, culture, india, tagged जयपुर, भारत, cotton, Hand Block Prints, india, Jaipuri Quilts, rajasthani, Razais on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are quilts and there are Jaipuri Razais.All sorts of quilts are made in Jaipur but the quilts which have earned the jaipuri razai sobriquet are around 700 to 800 gram in weight with outer covering made of very soft cotton cloth which is hand block printed in vegetable dyes in pastel colours and the [...]
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