This video is based on my recent visit to Patwa Haveli of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. We hired a guide in Jaisalmer who told us about the history of Patwa Haveli in Hindi.
The second most popular tourist spot of Jaisalmer is Patwon Ki Haveli(or Patwa Haveli), that is not just a single building, but it is actually a combination of 5 separate Havelis, each with a unique quality of its own. Patwon Ki Haveli, with its absolutely unique architecture and design is known to be one of the most significant Havelis of Jaisalmer, as well as Rajasthan. It is built using yellow sandstone which looks similar to that of nearly every other building in Jaisalmer, Patwa Haveli stands out because of its unusual and wonderful design.
Here I have for you some interesting things about Patwon Ki Haveli which will make your trip memorable:
1. Patwon Ki Haveli is known to be a combination of five Havelis within it’s complex, and it is the biggest one of its kind in Jaisalmer.
2. The First Haveli, which is also known as Kothari’s Patwa Haveli is the one which stands out most amongst the others.
3. In 1805, the first Haveli was built by Chand Patwa, who was a well known jewellery and brocades trader. Due to its brocade trading reputation, Patwa Haveli is also called 'Mansion of Brocade Merchants’, based on its fervent trading characteristics.
4. According to Legends, silver and golden thread dealers of Patwa Haveli, who used to make money through smuggling of opium at the time.
5. The arches and gateways that are located within the Havelis have individual features which actually distinguish them from each other, each of them depict a certain style of mirror-work and paintings. Mural work is designed in a unique way in one of the sections of the Havelis, and jharokas, arches, balconies and entrance gates also have intricate carvings and paintings on the walls.
6. Patwa’s five brothers had a different Haveli for them as well as their families, giving each one of them a distinct feature.
7. A part of the complex of Haveli consists of a museum which displays artefacts, paintings, art and craft of the bygone era, that depicts the rich lifestyle that residents of the havelis had.
8. Each one of the Havelis were built in the span of 50 years, and the first Haveli is the largest one which took a long time to be constructed.
9. Patwon Ki Haveli is famous for being the second ever Haveli built in Rajasthan, and the first one in the Jaisalmer city.
10. The pillars and ceilings of the haveli are known to have intricate and attractive carvings that was done by experts of the time, and the archways and gates are filled with miniature designs that architecture enthusiasts would thoroughly enjoy.
11. With more than 60 balconies from where one can see the courtyard of the Haveli complex, and windows with divisions that allow enough air supply have added to the popularity of Patwon Ki Haveli.
12. The architecture of Patwon Ki Haveli is quite similar to almost every other building of Jaisalmer, and thus it blends in with the golden features of the Jaisalmer city very well.
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18 июн 2021
