Jaisalmer

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Veranda of Maharaja Kishansing Bhali, Nachana Haveli Hotel.   

We were invited inside to see the private quarters, only one room, but what a room.  It must be 60' long and double vaulted like the veranda.

The decor could most charitably be described as eclectic but in truth was most like the Steptoe residence for those who remember "Steptoe and Son" the junk dealers.

Here displayed amongst portraits of dead British royals were tiger and bearskins, elephant tusks and weaponry.  Black and red striped chaise and chairs, an elaborately painted wooden swing and a black iron bedstead completed the decor.

I seem to remember something about camel polo but can't imagine camels ever being disciplined enough to play polo so maybe I imagined that.

 

 

I very much liked this hotel and would stay there on a future visit.  There is a good restaurant 'Saffron' on the roof.

From Saffron we could look down on the square and admire the exposed transformer which served as a centerpiece.

Makes a change from fountains which are in short supply in Jaisalmer where water comes along a canal from the Punjab rather than falling from the skies.

 

 

Patwon-Ki-Haveli

Nathmal-Ki-Haveli

The haveli of Jaisalmer are stunning.  We visited two of them,:

Patwon-Ki-Haveli the first and the grandest sits in a narrow lane.  Built by the wealthy brocade merchant Guman Chand Patwa and his five sons over a period of 60 years.  The five interlinked haveli have the most exquisite murals. 

Nathmal-Ki-Haveli built for the prime minister by two brothers, each being responsible for one half, when they met in the middle they discovered the two sides were not mirror images.


 

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