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Wednesday, 18 November 2015

The "Blue City"

Jodhpur is nicknamed the "blue city" because of the many blue houses that lie at the foot of the Mehrangarh Fort. Originally these houses differentiated the Brahmin people from the all the other casts of Jodhpur, but after a while everyone else got in on the act and started to paint their houses as well, resulting in a sea of beautiful blue shades.

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Monday, 9 November 2015

Hall of Public Audiences

This design of archways is very common in northern parts of India, especially in Rajasthan, but this particular hall, know as the Hall of public audiences (Diwan I Am) in the Agra Fort is especially beautiful.