Mehrangarh Fort is one of the largest forts in India. It looms over the city of Jodhpur, in the state of Rajasthan. Jodhpur is a beautiful city with royal forts, beautiful lakes and gardens, bustling bazaars and a hearty appetite for delicious food. This city is also famously called the Blue City on account of a majority of houses in the older part of town being whitewashed in a blueish hue. The best ways to see proof of this are to either amble along the streets at ground level or hike up to the Mehrangarh Fort and enjoy a bird’s eye view from the ramparts. By the way, Jodhpur is Mr.A’s birthplace & childhood home, enough reason to be all the more special for me 🙂
This post, however, zooms in on a distinct attribute of many forts and palaces in India , a special kind of window that you see in the pictures, called the jharokha. It is a typical feature of Indo-Islamic architecture which is at once an enclosed balcony as well as a window. It served various purposes – beautifying the building facade with its intricate designs, pillars, and mini-roofs; providing a screen against the outer world through covered lattices; providing ventilation as well as shade against sun and rain.
P.S. I posted another picture clicked at the Fort in a previous entry to the Weekly Photo Challenge, when we talked about an ephemeral moment caught on camera.
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Lattice windows can be found across Rajasthan for the reasons mentioned by you. Great entry for the prompt this week. Did you try lassi at ghanta Ghar?
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Lassi always sounds like a good idea, thanks for the tip, Arv, next time I’m going there I’ll make sure to enjoy one 🙂
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I guess we’ll get to see picture too. 😜
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oh sure, sipping lassi by the Ghanta Ghar sounds picture-worthy for sure 😉
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Ha ha! Even though Makhania lassi is available everywhere in Jodhpur but the original place is Mishrilal..
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This post took me back to my Rajasthan travel🙂🙂 what a beautiful place to explore! Your pictures of the Fort are beautiful!!
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Thanks guys, Rajasthan is definitely grand, although I’ve only been to Jodhpur & Jaipur so far. How about you?
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We have covered Jaisalmer, Udaipur too… ☺️☺️
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I could spend forever photographing there. What a treasure!
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Oh you would have a field day! This fort is so impressive and the rooms are done up in different fashions from the era. The museum is also well stocked with stunning paintings, sculptures, weapons and other artifacts. Thoroughly recommended!
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