Jaipur Magic

22/03/2024

We're grateful for this kind review from Terry and Christina Scanlan! We are passionate about travel and making sure our guests have the best time.

31/01/2024

The Jaipur Literature Festival has a great lineup of music for 3 days. Starts tomorrow, and the venue is Clarks Amer. You can book tickets online on jaipurmusicstage dot com. And if you want to sightsee in Jaipur, please do reach out to us! We are on WhatsApp wa.me/+919867707414 and email ([email protected])

27/01/2024

The Chhavi Niwas, one of the private rooms at Jaipur’s City Palace, it was used to enjoy the monsoons.

This area is not open to tourists as part of the general City Palace ticket, but one can purchase a special ticket here: http://citypalacejaipur.in/plan-your-visit-the-city-palace/

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26/01/2024

Desert Festival, Jaisalmer | February 22nd to 24th, 2024.

Have you been three? It's a lot of colourful fun with competitive events, song and dance, puppeteers, acrobats, camel tattoo shows, camel races, camel polo, traditional processions, camel mounted bands, etc. You can combine the festival events with visits to the Golden Fort, the famous Havelis, royal cenotaphs, and of course, the Thar desert.

To plan a visit please WhatsApp +919867707414 or email [email protected]

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23/01/2024

One of the gorgeous chhatris of Gadisar Lake in Jaisalmer.

Gadisar Lake was built in 1156 by the founder of Jaisalmer, King Rawal Jaisal. It was later rebuilt by his descendant Gadsi Singh Bhati around 1367.

The lake was used for religious ceremonies and was also an important source of water for the city. The lake is home to multiple temples and shrines, and beautiful chhatris or cenotaphs (pavillions) built in memory of the various royals of Jaisalmer.







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23/01/2024

Aerial view of the Golden Fort, Jaisalmer. It is over 800 years old, built originally in 1156 CE by Rawal Jaisal.

The fort was protected by double fortification walls and circular bastions. There is a toe wall (an outer low retaining wall), and an additional pitching wall to hold the clay soil of the hill in place.

Between the inner and outer fortification walls, there is a mori, a pathway that allowed soldiers and horses to move throughout the structure in times of war.








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27/12/2023

Frescoed Doorway at Amer Fort

15/12/2023

At the Museum in City Palace
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23/11/2023

The next Bikaner Camel Festival is coming up on 13 - 15 January. These photos are from a camel beauty contest at the Bikaner Camel Festival. Aren't they handsome?!

Today Rajasthan has 200,000 camels, down from over a million in the 1990s. As India has modernized, we don't need as many camels for transport, ploughing or warfare. Paralelly, the camels' traditional grazing pastures are being turned into farms or industries.

There is a strong movement today to protect and promote camels. The public and private sectors are organizing herders, setting up camel milk chillers, and creating new-age brands around creamy camel milk chocolates and anti-aging camel milk soap.

The government holds camel medical camps and funds camel health research. Further, no one is allowed to export or slaughter camels. Whether this will truly help conserve them in the long run is a matter of debate. Lack of grazing pasture remains an important issue.

02/11/2023

Even if you ignore all the promotional dress-up in this video, the state of Rajasthan still packs quite a punch!

24/06/2023

The fort at Amer, with the Maota Lake below. The Aravalli Hills are green due to light unseasonal summer drizzles these past few days.

18/06/2023

Lip-smacking Lassi at Bapu Bazaar!

05/06/2023

Detail of a door in Jaipur. Persian influence is apparent. In fact, Rajasthani tastes were influenced heavily by Persian art, which was held in high esteem in the Mughal courts. Persian culture was adopted by the Mughals, instead of their own Turco-Mongol culture. Persian was also the official language of the Mughal courts, and all Rajasthani kingdoms had trained scribes who wrote Persian.

28/03/2023

Blockprinting Workshop in Jaipur. A wonderful way to spend a creative day amidst a beautiful textile craft. We offer workshops all through the year, except in the monsoon season (July to Sep). For more details, please reach out to [email protected] or whatsapp us at wa.me/+919867707414. You can also see the description and timings on our website:
https://jaipurmagic.com/block-printing-workshop-bagru.html

18/03/2022

The beautiful Shahpura House in Jaipur

26/02/2022

Ajmer is 2.5hrs away from Jaipur. In the video you can see the giant cooking vessel which is used to make the "Meethe Chawal" or sweet rice. The donor family can be seen in the video. It will be distributed to pilgrims. The recipe includes turmeric, food coloring, ghee, rice, sugar, dry fruits (cashew, almond), raisins and makhana (fox nuts).

https://youtu.be/Y_CEvPycfkI

World Biggest 4800 Kilo ki Kadai (Deg) at Ajmer Sharif | Indian Street Food | Ajmer Street Food

25/02/2022

Sang Kabir Music Festival is a two day event organised by Jawahar Kala Kendra in collaboration with Rajasthan Kabir Yatra on 26-27th Feb 2022 at Jaipur.

Dates: 26-27 February 2022
Venue: Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
Time: 6pm - 10pm

Free Entry

Register here- https://www.rajasthankabiryatra.org/registration-form.php

For artist line up-
https://www.rajasthankabiryatra.org/

"Sang Kabir", an intimate Satsang retreat, curated for seekers and travelers to embrace the enchanting experience of Kabir Yatra at Rishikesh, "the abode of Gods".

11/02/2022

Bring out the bubbly! India has revised guidelines for international arrivals with effect from Monday, February 14. The government has removed the category of 'at risk' countries. It has removed the 7- day quarantine as well.
To visit India, you need to either be fully vaccinated, or provide an RTPCR negative report tested 72hrs prior to arrival. Please go through the official announcement to understand the current requirements fully. Or write to us.

You can reach us at [email protected] or by WhatsApp at +919867707414

https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/GuidelinesforInternationalarrivalsupdatedon10thFebruary2022.pdf?fbclid=IwAR26VSw6ntXVKy4WHgFtcgLsVYciazxs2_JGTs571ZwIcv577YF2SYaAmo8

10/02/2022

Footwear, no left, no right

The Mughal emperors clearly loved dressing up. See the footwear? They liked it ornate, precious metal, shiny and soft. The shoes had no designated place for the instep. The base was just flat. Besides, see the heel, it may or may not be covered, making it just perfect to slip on or off at will. Also, no confusion about which foot goes where

It was quite the in thing, as you can see

We continue to wear it to this day, Jaipur being a major center for production as well as export. Given international preferences, there's a clear indication of the instep, though.

Also, in keeping with market demand, the base is firm, allows for regular use and is comfortable once you're accustomed to it. The original design that allowed for ease has stuck on, though.

If you're visiting Jaipur, it's likely you won't leave without buying a few and admiring many
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18/01/2022

Matka Roti ... made in a broken clay pot and roasted on a coals. Eat one and you'll be full! The flour is a mix of wheat, jowar and chana. Served with a potato, onion and paneer curry.

14/01/2022

Makar Sankranti marks the end of the Winter Solstice

The kites come out from dawn and the competitions begin. Of course, many of these beauties bite the dust, what with mean, big ones trying to rule the roost. Terraces are busy with the hammering of feet and shouts of encouragement as residents fight the war of the winds.

It's a festival of fun

https://www.sabguru.com/news/makar-sankranti-2017-colorful-kites-take-to-skies-in-jaipur/

17/12/2021

Laal Maas tops the list for many visitors to Jaipur

Mutton prepared in a spicy yogurt-based sauce that's eaten with thick roti

Laal Maas is considered to be the food of the kings.

The royal family had a team of cooks tasked with just one thing, create different tasting dishes for each meal

Considering that the number of dishes was almost ten, in each meal… well, we can imagine the constant stress they worked under
Most of us worry about what to make for dinner and just pick the nearest and easiest options. Hmm, they wouldn’t dare

Then there was the royal hunt, the cooks accompanied the hunting group, carrying their kitchen along and setting up wherever the group rested

Sometimes, the royal command would be for specific tastes. Laal Maas, as legend has it, was one such creation. The royal requirement had been for a red-hot spicy dish with a sweet after-taste for the day’s kill.

Usually the meat, was wild boar or deer.

The cooks had to make sure that no odor of meat or blood reached the royal nostril. And royal vagaries being what they are, their quarters would be located near the kitchen

The cooks made a few discoveries. For one, marinating meat with lots of garlic, onion, chillies (fiery in colour but mild in taste), curds and spices emitted a more agreeable smell
Also, the mild chillies lent sweetness to the taste.
Once the meat was ready, it was cooked slowly, over an open flame

Times have changed. Lamb or goat is used for making the dish. Spices have changed too. The dish that used to be almost dry due to paucity of water has evolved into a semi-gravy.

The evolved dish though, has local foodies hungering for more

If you want to know more, the recipe is here: https://finallyfoodie.com/authentic-lal-maas-recipe-original/

Minimalist Recipe from the Era of the Royals!

07/12/2021

Ahh! For some water
The farmer leads his livestock to a water tank

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22/11/2021

Icons in a single shot

Jal Mahal and the camel

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30/10/2021

The slate

Photographer Raghubir Singh catches an everyday moment against the backdrop of regality

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20/10/2021

Beautiful article on seed traditions.

Like other women have done for generations in Rajasthan, Chamnibai Meena too has been saving local seeds and preserving indigenous knowledge

18/10/2021

Rangeela Rajasthan calling! Are you planning a holiday yet?

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09/10/2021

Everything about the Rajmahal Palace in Jaipur is gorgeous. The sheer beauty of colours and designs are to die for. Some of the suites are named after celebrity visitors who once occupied them: Kennedy, Mountbatten, (Diana) Princess of Wales. The Queen Elizabeth Suite, and so on. It is now part of the Raas group of hotels.

It was built in 1729 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II as a garden retreat for his wife. The British Resident Political Officer of Rajputana lived there, and so did Maharani Gayatri Devi.

07/10/2021

The citadel at the top, overlooking the city.
Mehrangadh.