Situated in the north Indian state of Rajasthan, the fort
town of Mandawa lies in the heart of the Shekhawati region
of Rajasthan. This small town attracts tourists because
of its beautifully made forts and palaces, known as Havelis.
The inhabitants of this town were wealthy merchants,
who fortified this well planned town in the early 18th
century. Each Havelis or palace in the town has its
own unique feature. The common similarity among them
is that no two rooms in the same palace are built with
the same design. In the zenana (women) section, one
room is decorated with antique murals, another with
a marble fountain while the turret room boasts of walls
that are seven feet thick. These palaces used to be
the place of all social and cultural activities of the
town.
The town is famous for its arched gateway of the fort
of Mandawa, painted and adorned with Lord Krishna and
his cows. Among the havelis, the popular ones are the
Chokhani and Ladia havelis. The Saraf havelis are too
are well known in the region because of their architectural
uniqueness. The Binsidhar Newatia Haveli is famous for
its peculiar paintings on its outer eastern wall. The
painting depicts scenes like a boy using a telephone
or a European woman in a car driven by a chauffeur.
The Gulab Rai Ladia Haveli is too known for its marred
erotic images. You can visit these havelis and feel
the magnanimousness of them through the Tours and Packages
for Mandawa.
A whimsical peacock weather van, an arched window that
overlooks the verdant garden visited by peacocks are
other structures worth seeing.
Built in 1737, the town of Nawalgarh, near Mandawa,
is also famous for its fort. The town of Parsurampura,
having the best-preserved and oldest paintings in the
Shekhawati region, Mukundgarh, Dundlod, Fatehpur and
Jhunjhunu, the largest town in the Shekhawati region
are some other places that around the town that are
attract tourists.
Recommended Itineraries
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