Religious images, animals and human figures are carved out of white marble in Jaipur. The soft pink sand stone, Tamara stone and the soft chrolite of Dungarpur are the other varieties used for making icons ,utility items, figures etc.
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They will play Australia, also in the capital
While his daughter Ekta Kapoor was paying homage at the dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer, her father Jeetendra was having a meeting with Dr Lalit Panwar, principal secretary, Urban Developement, Government of Rajasthan, in regard to his two proposals: a suitable site for a five star hotel in
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Hotel Jai Niwas, Jaipur
Why Hotel Jai Niwas, Jaipur
It is one of the top ten picks among the budget category hotels of the city, its accommodation facility is tailor made to suit the tight pocketed. With its commitment towards comfort and hygiene- 2 prerequisites for a good hotel it makes
Jaipur - Rajasthan will soon have training centres equipped with all modern facilities to provide self-employment to single women, the state government said Tuesday.
Setting up of new training centres is part of a special training programme to make women self reliant. The programme includes training in stitching, weaving and printing
Teej is Celebrated usually during the first week of August. To celebrate the advent of the monsoon, girls and young women dressed in colourful leharia sarees or costumes, sing songs and offer puja to goddess parvati, and pray for conjugal bliss and happiness. It is considered a day for lovers
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Jaipur: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advanis Bharat Suraksha Yatra or political rally will enter this Rajasthan capital Tuesday.
Party activists would accord the former BJP chief a traditional welcome at Dudu village, 60 km from here, Tuesday evening. The yatra would be then taken to Chaura Rasta in the
Hotel Alsisar Haveli (Heritage) Jaipur
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More than five centuries ago, the grandson of Maharaja Udaikaran of Amer, Rao Shekhaji, founded the sub-clan popularly known as Shekhawat. Alsisar Haveli is owned by this Branch of the Kachhawa clan of Rajputs. The descendants of the family have restructured and refurbished
Essentially an animal fair, it provides an opportunity to participate in some of the local sports. These eight days fair held every year during the month of Jan-Feb, is popularly known as the Cattle fair and is the second largest in Rajasthan. Nagaur Town is the most picturesque of