Havelis of Jaisalmer

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Havelis

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Havelies are part of the Rajasthan culture and symbol of tourism. In most of the travel photos you will find beautifully carved projected balconies. These are Havelies of Rajasthan. These Havelies displays erstwhile gracious living standards of some business mans, royal priests, Rajputs, thakurs , Marwaries, Muslims & treasury in charges ( Kotharies ) etc. These Havelies are different in different locations of Rajasthan. Rajput Havelies are different than Marwari Havelies and in same way royal priests Havelies are different than thakurs Havelies. Havelies are there in almost all towns of Rajsthan but some of them lost their identity and in some havelies still the families are staying. There are some important Havelies located in Jaisalmer town.

* Salim Singh Ki Haveli

Salim Singh-ki Haveli, one of the finely carved houses of statesmen and merchants in Jaisalmer.

The haveli is located towards the eastern end of the city. This magnificent building has a rich blue roof and carved brackets designed in peacock shapes. The haveli is built with yellow stone and its exteriors are delicately carved. There is a balcony projecting from the top storey. The haveli was built by the erstwhile Prime Minister of Jaisalmer – Salim Singh.

The Guarding Elephant At The Entrance

* Patwon Ki Haveli

This grand mansion is one of its kind in the Jaisalmer city. The haveli was built by the family of a rich merchant – Guman Chand Patwa. Putwa and his sons started the construction work in the year1800 A.D., and after six decades the mansion was all ready to stand high in glory.

This mega structure features five suites and a number of balconies projecting from different storeys. Its intricately carved facade with pillars and balconies is one picture worth capturing. It is an open air museum and has preserved for centuries the heritage of the rich merchant class and the architecture of Rajasthan.

* Nathmal Ki Haveli

This haveli was originally built by two brothers and feature two distinct compounds. The boundary however, has been dissolved by a common facade at the front.

As most of the construction was done by Muslim artisans, it reflects the popular architecture and in certain aspects resembles the popular buildings made by the erstwhile Muslim rulers.