Here are some more pictures of doors from my Rajasthan visit. The city is a door lover’s delight. Carved or not, king’s or common man’s – every door in the place is a work of art and can make anybody turn into a photographer.
I found this beautifully carved door at the memorial built for Maharajah Jaswant Singh II in 1899, in Jodhpur, Rajasthan
I absolutely loved how the sun’s rays fell on these doors and how the tree cast shadows over itThis carved door with the intricate marble carving around it leads to the rooms in the Mehrangarh palace and fort at JodhpurThis door belongs to a window in the Sila Devi temple at the palace. The lattice work and the colour of the walls made even this ordinary wooden door look stunning.
A door at Hawa Mahal (Wind Palace) in Jaipur. There is something so beautiful about this door though it does need upkeep.
The door leading to the Queen’s room in Nahrangarh fort, Jaipur. Can you see the door at the back of the room?
The doors at the forts are wooden doors encased in metal and have elaborately carved arched doorways. The entrance doors to the forts had metal spikes to prevent elephants from ramming into them during wars.
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Thanks for this beautiful tour, Smitha. I particularly like the Hawa Mahal door for the scalloped edges around the top, plus the color combination. You are right — all of them are art. Hugs on the wing.
Thank you, Teagan for following the blog and your warm words of appreciation. The color of the door is what caught my eye too. So glad you liked the post. Hugs.
These are exquisite doors, Smitha! Thank you for checking out my blog post. I’m glad to have found you and learned that you’ve moved to India and you’ve published a poetry book with a blogging friend. I worked in a bank for three months as a summer job. It was when we counted the pennies by hand at the end of the day to balance my tray!! I was off by a little on one day and recounted the pennies t reconcile with the deposit slips! 🙂
Glad to have reconnected,Miriam🙂. We were in touch earlier…when I was in Dubai,prior to 2018. Then, I guess,I lost touch. Hope to stay connected, henceforth.
Lol…thank you for sharing your experience in the bank. You got me smiling. Reconciling can be so hard especially at the end of the day,when all you want to do, is go home.
Have a wonderful day!
How stunningly gorgeous and unique these doors are, Smitha! What a priceless heritage of architecture and art! Thank you so much for posting these lovely photos! <3 I will never have the opportunity to visit India, so I appreciate seeing your photos very much. 🙂
Dear Cheryl, it makes me happy you could see Rajasthan through my eyes. If you check my previous posts, you’ll get to see some videos I’ve added. They’ll make you feel you’re right there🙂. I’m suggesting it since you said you don’t think you would ever have the opportunity of visiting❤. Rajasthan’s architecture and vibe is unique.
Thank you for your appreciation of the post. It means a lot.
door lover’s delight – indeed you said it truly. I was imagining those long ago times when how this would beprolific art form – all the intricate carvings and such artistic attention. Loved them all!
Pragalbha, that’s what I was thinking of when I walked through the palaces- how those craftsman carved each block of stone so painstakingly. Every inch is a marvel. Happy you enjoyed seeing them.
I’m happy it makes you want to travel to Rajasthan. I can assure you, the city will not let you down. Thank you, Pat for visiting the blog and for your appreciation. Your comment made me smile.
Thank you, John for the appreciation. I found the carvings stunning too. It’s the kind you can keep looking at and yet not get enough of it. Thank you again, for visiting.
Wow! Checking these out was so interesting and they’re so beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I have been a bit intermittent at Thursday Doors for awhile and I had forgotten the joy of going from country to country and exploring other cultures through the medium of the door. I live in Sydney, but have been doing some traveling through Ireland lately via Google Earth and ended up in the small village of Carriagaholt, I’ve shared some photos of the doors but go into more detail in the previous post which includes links to Irish music played there.
I have largely been in covid lockdown due to my health since June last year but am still able to get out into nature.
Hope you have a good week.
Best wishes,
Rowena
Thank you, Rowena for visiting. It’s wonderful that we can travel and see all the beauty this world has to offer without hopping on a flight, thanks to Google and the rest of social media. ‘Ended up in the small village of Carriagaholt’ – that sounds perfect. It’s made me curious. I’ll hop over to your post and check out the doors there.
I’m glad you’re feeling better now. Do take care.
Warm regards,
Smitha
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These are all lovely photographs and remarkable doors. I love the picture looking through one set of doors to the doors in the background. Thanks for sharing these with Thursday Doors .
Thank you,Dan for checking out the post. I’m glad you liked the photographs. I’m going to do the series on Rajasthan doors for one more week and then I’ll probably run out of photographs🙂
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