The outdoor art galleries of Shekhawati


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August 19th 2009
Published: September 1st 2009
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Our driver collected us for the drive to the towns of the Shekhawati region - an area of Rajasthan just opening up to tourism. It is an outdoor art gallery, full of havelli houses decorated with glorious paintings, inside and out. The area is semi arid and we passed many small settlements full of mud and straw houses. It was very hot! The Shekhawati region was once on the Silk Road and the painte... Read Full Entry



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Storage shed Storage shed
Storage shed

The towns in this area are full of unrestored buildings - in fact most buildings are like this
Painting in the  golden room of Sonaki Dukan Haveli, MahansaPainting in the  golden room of Sonaki Dukan Haveli, Mahansa
Painting in the golden room of Sonaki Dukan Haveli, Mahansa

Absolutely stunning paintings - totally unrestored and still glowing with rich colours
Beautiful walls and ceiling in Haveli Nadine Prince in FatephurBeautiful walls and ceiling in Haveli Nadine Prince in Fatephur
Beautiful walls and ceiling in Haveli Nadine Prince in Fatephur

The paintings are a blending of Hindu and Muslim art



21st June 2010

The first three Pictures are the women not from this region... they are migratory labour come to work here for odd labout jobs ..

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