HAVELIS AND MAHALS OF RAJASTHAN | RAS EXAM

Published on May 11, 2021 by Just Prep Raj |
Last Updated on June 8, 2023 by Just Prep Raj

          Haveli of Nathmal 

• Two brothers Lalu and Hathi of Jaisalmer built this Haveli.
• The door of the haveli is decorated with elephant made of yellow stone similar to that of Eravat of India.
• It was built around 1884-85 A.D.
• It has big spacious balconies and beautiful ornamentation.

            Patwon ki Haveli

• In 18^th century, a businessman Gumanchand Bafna built it in Jaisalmer.
• The architecture is the amalgamation of Indian, Sindh, Mughal and Jewish style.
• It is worldwide known for its beautiful work of stone mesh and etchings on the entrance, rooms and edge.
• Haveli has been constructed on 8-10 ft. high raised platform of.
• It is seven floors building with a basement and 6 upper buildings.
• Roofs are made of wooden material.
• The front view of the building has windows, balcony and fitted railings. There are works of artefacts on them.
• Embellishment with ivory and golden work on the walls.
• Paintings of flora and fauna gives the striking look.

            Bagore Haveli 

• This Haveli was built by Thakur Amarchand Badwa on the Bank of the Pichchola lake in Udaipur.
• In 1986, Government turned it into Western Region Cultural Centre.
• It has total 138 numbers of room.
• There is a world’s largest turban kept inside which is a center of attraction.

           Haveli of Salim Singh

• Salim Singh was a Deewan of Jaisalmer who build this Haveli.
• The building has 9 floors of wood, out of which 7 are made of stones, eighth one is known as Rangmahal and ninth floor is called as Sheeshmahal.
• It is also known as Roopmahal and Kamal Mahal.
• The top floor is 80 ft. high and called as Moti Mahal.
• There are 48 jharokhe and windows decked with various artefacts.

           Room of Maliji

• According to people, it was built by Malchand Kothari 100 years ago in Churu.
• Malchand was the grandson of Seth Hazarimal Kothari and son of Seth Shobhachand Kothari.
• Therefore, it is called Room of Maliji.

            Pushp Haveli

• It is known as Pushp Haveli because it was built within Pushp Nakshtra.
• The builder was a Pushkarna Brahmin- Raghunathmal Joshi aka Bhurji.
• He worked as Kamdar of Jaswant Singh II.

            Jawaharkhana

• It is 50 ft. high above the ground level.
• Red stones have been used to build its walls.
• It was constructed by ruler Jaswant Singh.
• The pillars are made of chhitar stone.

            Jaswantthada

• King Sardar Singh made this in 1906 in remembrance of his father Jaswant Singh II.
• It is situated on the foothills of the Mehrangarh.
• White stones were used for the construction.
• Pictures of all the ancestral kings are placed on the walls of the building.

            Jubilee Court 

• It was built by Pratap Singh, Prime Minister of Jaswant Singh II.
• It is located near Rai ka Bagh, Jodhpur.
• It took 10 years to construct and was dedicated to Queen Victoria on her completion of 25 years of rule.
• It was named as Jubilee Court.
• It has three poles inside. The middle pole has huge picture of Pratap Singh.

            Rampuria Haveli 

• A haveli built 100 years back in Bikaner.
• It was made of red stones by Silawat and Usta artists of Bikaner.
• It has three floors.
• The artwork is a mixture of Mughal, Hindu and European designs.

            Bijolai Ka Mahal

• It is situated in between Kaylana mounatins in Jodhpur.
• It was made by King Takht Singh.
• There is a big hall between second and third floor which is covered with forty pillars from all the sides.
• There are images of ring-shaped in maroon and blue colors on the roof.

            Soorsagar ka Mahal 

• Sur Singh built the Mahal in Jodhpur.
• A sarovar was built both the sides of the Palace.
• There are two palaces facing each other. One for ladies and other for gents.
• A museum full of artefacts, was opened in the palace in 1909.
• A library of rare books collection was opened by Vishveshwarnath Reu.

            Other Important Mahals 

• Bharatpur (City of Deeg) is renowned for its palaces and fountains.
• Palaces with beautiful Mughal architecture are – Rang Mahal, Karn Mahal of Bikaner, Sheesh Mahal of Amer, Phool Mahal of Jodhpur, Jagmandir and Jagniwas of Udaipur.
• Hexagonal structure Chattris are Gaitore of Jaipur, Panchkund and Jawantthada of Jodhpur, Chattrivilas in Kota, Devkund in Bikaner and Bada Bagh in Jaisalmer.