Heritage comes in different garbs and it extends beyond forts, palaces, and places of worship. You’ll find such nuggets here.
Our walk took us to the Shantinath Jain temple, a 150-year-old structure. Built and maintained by the Kothari family, it is an art gallery unto itself. Gold leaf paintings in the themes of moral living adorn the interiors. - A 3-day itinerary Churu, Rajasthan - ImageWrighter
Haveli is a residential space designed with certain basic elements such as a plan of inner and outer courtyards, the facade, and embellishments such as murals and frescoes - Havelis of Churu, Rajasthan - ImageWrighter
The striking edifice is a vision straight out of a fairy-tale. Its European influences are hard to miss with 250 columns and decorations in stucco. These range from figures of gods and heavenly angels to commoners - A peek into Shekhawati, Churu, Rajasthan - ImageWrighter
Influenced by Persian and Turkish baths, the ghusl-khana is expansive with one large shrouding platform decorated with black basalt, and many cisterns. These cisterns supplied the baths with hot and cold water both. - The Qutb Shahi Tombs Complex Part - 2, Hyderabad, India - ImageWrighter