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Khetri Mahal also known as the Wind Palace, is a classic example of palace architecture in the Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan. About 200 km south-west of Delhi, in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, is the town of Khetri. Dominated by the sprawling, relatively unknown, fortress of Bhopalgarh, this small Rajasthani town has had a far greater impact on Indian history.
Khetri Mahal is located behind a series of lanes. It is a paragon of Shekhawati art and architecture. It is primarily known for its fine paintings and murals mainly supporting the Raghunath temple Bhopalgarh fort.
Shekhawati is an arid region famous for the painted havelis of Marwari merchants. Although normally under the control of the Maharajas of Jaipur, it was essentially ruled by semi-independent Rajas and Thakurs, who lorded over fiefdoms known as ‘Thikanas’. The most prominent among these was Khetri, which was ruled by the Shekhawat clan.
It was Raja Bhopal Singh (1735-1771 CE) who built the fortress at Khetri in 1754 CE and named it ‘Bhopalgarh’ after himself. However, it was his descendant, Raja Ajit Singh (1861-1901 CE), who would leave a mark in the histrory. In the 1890s, Raja Ajit Singh became a great patron of an emerging Indian monk and scholar Swami Vivekananda’. Raja Ajit Singh also sponsored Swami Vivekananda’s trip to Chicago in September 1893, for the Parliament of World Religions.
A very close friend of Raja Ajit Singh and legal advisor to the Khetri state was none other than Motilal Nehru, the father of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. The Nehru family had an intimate connection with Khetri. Motilal Nehru’s elder brother, Pandit Nandlal Nehru, had served as the ‘Dewan’ of Khetri in the 1870.
The Bhopalgarh fortress towers above the skyline as you approach Khetri and it is difficult not to be impressed by its looming presence.
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3 окт 2024
