Mural Painted Archway Udaipur City Palace Rajasthan India

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by Sue Jacobi

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Mural Painted Archway Udaipur City Palace Rajasthan India

Artist

Sue Jacobi

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Photograph - Fine Art Photography

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Mural Painted Archway Udaipur City Palace Rajasthan India.
In this image I have captured a lovely archway painted with murals, within the City Palace Complex in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. The light from the sunset / setting sun brightens up most of the image at a wide angle, throwing some shadow on the lower part. The murals ere depict the royal maids as they wave fine hand-made fans to create a gentle breeze to cool off the Queen in the harsh heat of the day. The words written in Hindi on the archway read �Suraj Pol� meaning Gateway of the Sun God. Udaipur is in fact called Sun City, as the people here worship the sun.
The City Palace of Udaipur is a palace complex in Udaipur, in the Indian State of Rajasthan. Showcasing some spectacular architecture, it was built over a period of nearly 400 years being contributed by several kings of the dynasty, starting by the Maharana Udai Singh II as the capital of the Sisodia Rajput clan in 1559, after he moved from Chittor. It is located on the east bank of the Lake Pichola and has several palaces built within its complex. Udaipur was the historic capital of the former kingdom of Mewar in the Rajputana Agency and its last capital.
The City Palace in Udaipur was built in a flamboyant style and is considered the largest of its type in Rajasthan, a fusion of the Rajasthani and Mughal architectural styles, and was built on a hill top that gives a panoramic view of the city and its surroundings, including several historic monuments such as the Lake Palace in Lake Pichola, the Jag Mandir on another island in the lake, the Jagdish Temple close to the palace, the Monsoon Palace on top of an overlooking hillock nearby and the Neemach Mata temple. These structures are linked to the filming of the James Bond movie Octopussy, starring Roger Moore, which features the Lake Palace and the Monsoon Palace. The subsequent publicity has resulted in the epithet of Udaipur as "Venice of the East".
Udaipur is called the White City, as most of the buildings and houses are white in color (as compared to Jaipur, the Pink City, Jodhpur, the Blue City, and Jaisalmer, the Golden City). Udaipur is also known as Sun City as the people of Udaipur worship the sun. They are called Suryavanshis, or Sun Worshippers. Some other people of Rajasthan State worship the moon instead, and they are called Chandravanshis. So Udaipur has plenty of decorative Sun murals and images all over the city. Also plenty of paintings, art and murals depicting colorful Peacocks.
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Wall Niche Shelf Udaipur City Palace India.
In this image I have captured a small wall niche from one of the wall corners in the City Palace in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. It must have held a romantic night lamp for many a night � in fact, for centuries. It did surprise me that I found these rustic rough-finish niche-type wall shelves in the same palace where there were so many incredible murals, objets d�art and architecture showing a very high level of craftsmanship. Nevertheless this little niche shelf has its own charm, and I loved it.
The City Palace of Udaipur is a palace complex in Udaipur, in the Indian State of Rajasthan. Showcasing some spectacular architecture, it was built over a period of nearly 400 years being contributed by several kings of the dynasty, starting by the Maharana Udai Singh II as the capital of the Sisodia Rajput clan in 1559, after he moved from Chittor. It is located on the east bank of the Lake Pichola and has several palaces built within its complex. Udaipur was the historic capital of the former kingdom of Mewar in the Rajputana Agency and its last capital.
The City Palace in Udaipur was built in a flamboyant style and is considered the largest of its type in Rajasthan, a fusion of the Rajasthani and Mughal architectural styles, and was built on a hill top that gives a panoramic view of the city and its surroundings, including several historic monuments such as the Lake Palace in Lake Pichola, the Jag Mandir on another island in the lake, the Jagdish Temple close to the palace, the Monsoon Palace on top of an overlooking hillock nearby and the Neemach Mata temple. These structures are linked to the filming of the James Bond movie Octopussy, starring Roger Moore, which features the Lake Palace and the Monsoon Palace. The subsequent publicity has resulted in the epithet of Udaipur as "Venice of the East".
Udaipur is called the White City, as most of the buildings and houses are white in color (as compared to Jaipur, the Pink City, Jodhpur, the Blue City, and Jaisalmer, the Golden City). Udaipur is also known as Sun City as the people of Udaipur worship the sun. They are called Suryavanshis, or Sun Worshippers. Some other people of Rajasthan State worship the moon instead, and they are called Chandravanshis. So Udaipur has plenty of decorative Sun murals and images all over the city. Also plenty of paintings, art and murals depicting colorful Peacocks.
IF YOU LIKE MY ART, I would be grateful it if you would take a moment to share it by tweeting, google+, facebook - also liking & favorite. This enables my art and photography to be found on Google, FAA and other internet searches. I hope you enjoyed your visit! Please return often as I upload fresh artwork daily! Thank you for your time!

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December 6th, 2014