Indian Architecture and Art-The Streets of Mandawa.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A very long and tiring journey from Behror took us to the town of beautiful Havelis..The lanes and streets are quite dusty and narrow ,but  the havelis are the glory of the old days ,a must see.We went by car,wandered on foot to the near and far havelis in search of the beauty within.Remembering the bygone eras.The stunning paintings,the gods and godesses captured our hearts and soul..As we walked along..dont forget to walk with us ..</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlU5Z7LCWc0kH51F0hFIK5ouu_KZWTz7D349KhIdSyH1SMrj_257kViwz8UlDJDKur87QeHsnSxlcAknjVYPFmORf-X1em_kArIbMpH-Egxv8O5zNeOr2itVwiEssb7i61N_XHGieYIA/s1600/IMG_4205+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlU5Z7LCWc0kH51F0hFIK5ouu_KZWTz7D349KhIdSyH1SMrj_257kViwz8UlDJDKur87QeHsnSxlcAknjVYPFmORf-X1em_kArIbMpH-Egxv8O5zNeOr2itVwiEssb7i61N_XHGieYIA/s640/IMG_4205+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">the Sonthaliya gate,the main entrance to the town of Mandawa</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhva79pWBQrsDzOjjqKr27Xs4-ChNU_NVGGQVzBd0VEMlgGMLgYCCEQTQjuv2rmkQ335BiG8SLmEwOumW9tgs505y5Nky5OrvAYTOFpmw38kiQ4mjf6PrkQXiDzJzsOsaATNufnVmixG-w/s1600/IMG_4090+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhva79pWBQrsDzOjjqKr27Xs4-ChNU_NVGGQVzBd0VEMlgGMLgYCCEQTQjuv2rmkQ335BiG8SLmEwOumW9tgs505y5Nky5OrvAYTOFpmw38kiQ4mjf6PrkQXiDzJzsOsaATNufnVmixG-w/s640/IMG_4090+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">the most beautiful arches can be found in MAndawa</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fxauaToNnughJoQjNVmibrfIwOPmPGRSIMEvmYPzlUcIOAVjXozG0bogm1fVcE1z7GEowR1bd74ZAjwI11YafL5GAEMlgVkN-2IigLxOAFAt0aCqWK_bAjTJ39gBQ2hSiyeWNIFoHDg/s1600/IMG_4092+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fxauaToNnughJoQjNVmibrfIwOPmPGRSIMEvmYPzlUcIOAVjXozG0bogm1fVcE1z7GEowR1bd74ZAjwI11YafL5GAEMlgVkN-2IigLxOAFAt0aCqWK_bAjTJ39gBQ2hSiyeWNIFoHDg/s640/IMG_4092+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">as we walked...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimC0TNFeEXq4RH7CacKge1os_ERu85FirbuXZ1IU5zTNh8lOeUm_c8eVuCvEXm2F_-_ob_BxCgQqduH6y95n0wxpzkbvSbP8PqO4njyU7YktzeTyTXIE72rjeFUhMt9KWkpbhg3kETsbM/s1600/IMG_4093+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimC0TNFeEXq4RH7CacKge1os_ERu85FirbuXZ1IU5zTNh8lOeUm_c8eVuCvEXm2F_-_ob_BxCgQqduH6y95n0wxpzkbvSbP8PqO4njyU7YktzeTyTXIE72rjeFUhMt9KWkpbhg3kETsbM/s640/IMG_4093+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">there were all heritage structures on each side of the road</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZlIWtUx5qUiWEvmmgWivpbIuVf_iAwKy9upoCSOZFR_sfLkS8NvaDMMM7Ve5avqhzFgGtrxgsLGdKXoMqk40SoUeo_XRMaMSNdp0NhuoEHmTZ9e6Vm3ZT2s1f7YfNYKYqyM2cWZjqXg/s1600/IMG_3993+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZlIWtUx5qUiWEvmmgWivpbIuVf_iAwKy9upoCSOZFR_sfLkS8NvaDMMM7Ve5avqhzFgGtrxgsLGdKXoMqk40SoUeo_XRMaMSNdp0NhuoEHmTZ9e6Vm3ZT2s1f7YfNYKYqyM2cWZjqXg/s640/IMG_3993+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">a peek into one of the havelis</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jcMIG_2b2zCjp1QPPO8QIBIyu9fAJBVuK5mwIjJKbGQsPnYvRfhoxw0UOoSb56wh6i8eD49oPhdrRlqaZs1UGj1Grp4YcahyphenhyphenHcrBTAIBN1RFhQL_XhiZPwBT0xlQmMObE_apT0TxDM8/s1600/IMG_4098+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jcMIG_2b2zCjp1QPPO8QIBIyu9fAJBVuK5mwIjJKbGQsPnYvRfhoxw0UOoSb56wh6i8eD49oPhdrRlqaZs1UGj1Grp4YcahyphenhyphenHcrBTAIBN1RFhQL_XhiZPwBT0xlQmMObE_apT0TxDM8/s640/IMG_4098+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">lot of old buildings ,some were closed for ever and most of them had the caretaker's  family living there</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEdaMV3jNuRstCJpNIYH2zp7IV_IFAlptSlakccAJyVPLka_syKSAhd1JQqDeRX-SxeOt1QkI5sCatkZLDRY1JM-WnN8O0RpfYQc3__869U14NgDoPdyUlm8lGUF2GcCZ4D9d5U8wCfk/s1600/IMG_4099+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEdaMV3jNuRstCJpNIYH2zp7IV_IFAlptSlakccAJyVPLka_syKSAhd1JQqDeRX-SxeOt1QkI5sCatkZLDRY1JM-WnN8O0RpfYQc3__869U14NgDoPdyUlm8lGUF2GcCZ4D9d5U8wCfk/s640/IMG_4099+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">all havelis were distinctly different and none of them had the fresco paintings similar</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKLBqUmpQX8dBckXxxmwi4oAHBAS0ZYmY3dLuQzc3MyS3rfLRwLmFGNPtypuBH9SYZcCG_DGTFHs0Vg-3jKZSmLr1L3SGJqtbJerQq-HDONK-MjO-mSGFfFboM-OLy_DEcf9XKnNZF3w/s1600/IMG_4103+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKLBqUmpQX8dBckXxxmwi4oAHBAS0ZYmY3dLuQzc3MyS3rfLRwLmFGNPtypuBH9SYZcCG_DGTFHs0Vg-3jKZSmLr1L3SGJqtbJerQq-HDONK-MjO-mSGFfFboM-OLy_DEcf9XKnNZF3w/s640/IMG_4103+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">this haveli had aroom painted in gold,all had translations in french</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdOs1F16wV5nFbzDzWfvfxAiwIHEX1hAkZsgHV6xQ0m7XUaj6ZKRK_2dw2ewrjrj9Y5_GE7aAHMrm2zwybWE5phjbjhdFni5o68g-QeTTCvxfL5L3y8qs-lunHyz3DPRy98yuyKu4L_k/s1600/IMG_4104+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdOs1F16wV5nFbzDzWfvfxAiwIHEX1hAkZsgHV6xQ0m7XUaj6ZKRK_2dw2ewrjrj9Y5_GE7aAHMrm2zwybWE5phjbjhdFni5o68g-QeTTCvxfL5L3y8qs-lunHyz3DPRy98yuyKu4L_k/s640/IMG_4104+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">towering buildings</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpUrOT_ATmXI9GW3FLvGko0QQ-cTm-kriPWmNxxEUzgo6BJOi_DibIfx6YGQfxbK46alF7PjkgHykMsV_qGm16Vf7ZGwzQ7x0KYhFWD4u-hHRb3utYAIjK0SHy4L-078lKRf6WOAPkJjg/s1600/IMG_4107+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpUrOT_ATmXI9GW3FLvGko0QQ-cTm-kriPWmNxxEUzgo6BJOi_DibIfx6YGQfxbK46alF7PjkgHykMsV_qGm16Vf7ZGwzQ7x0KYhFWD4u-hHRb3utYAIjK0SHy4L-078lKRf6WOAPkJjg/s640/IMG_4107+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">there werent any striking colours ,but all of them were in pastel shades</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAJtxPJuLIluYFiVNdKdBE6298Y_y5ZF3P8BeoSGRXyICmJYKIcGX6NFVfraqaFrZZ9rFqx25dCY1ws9Ep-Moi3_oYHSm4MxZQIViwubob6XDQrvoN18C8sJ5UVs9UYGGsBfCYkHtNd0/s1600/IMG_4116+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAJtxPJuLIluYFiVNdKdBE6298Y_y5ZF3P8BeoSGRXyICmJYKIcGX6NFVfraqaFrZZ9rFqx25dCY1ws9Ep-Moi3_oYHSm4MxZQIViwubob6XDQrvoN18C8sJ5UVs9UYGGsBfCYkHtNd0/s640/IMG_4116+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">it was funny indeed to find a room for phone booth...converted a room..somehow,disappointing the peeling paints and plasters</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhke1dZP-pbfnatEXFOAXfF63NhnoHde4QrY98hu8PPMi4-Aef-lSDEQzDwweoT7DRmMzoDNjfMaVXEeb7Cjm-P8EmOUdhjh0-JDHY8-DOEEctGyfTjgE_zqTedf4uoQsFQRINp5am2Wrk/s1600/IMG_4087+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhke1dZP-pbfnatEXFOAXfF63NhnoHde4QrY98hu8PPMi4-Aef-lSDEQzDwweoT7DRmMzoDNjfMaVXEeb7Cjm-P8EmOUdhjh0-JDHY8-DOEEctGyfTjgE_zqTedf4uoQsFQRINp5am2Wrk/s640/IMG_4087+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and finally into the MAndawa Haveli,where we stayed for the next two days...</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">All images :Lakshmi Arvind,please do not steal nor copy..</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div>

Indian Architecture and Art-The Streets of Mandawa.

A very long and tiring journey from Behror took us to the town of beautiful Havelis..The lanes and streets are quite dusty and narrow ,but  ...

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