The Tribal Tales

and wood used to create royal seats for the Kings, thewa work on sword’s handle, zardozi work on shields, etc. this depicted that the Marwari’s were brilliant
at hand crafted products and the jewellery for the royal people was also hand crafted by this community extensively. We observed beautiful hand carvings
done on sandstone, kundan work on palanquins, use of glass imported from Belgium in the fort, marble and wood used to create royal seats for the Kings,
thewa work on sword’s handle, zardozi work on shields, etc. this depicted that the Marwari’s were brilliant at hand crafted products and the jewellery for the
royal people was also hand crafted by this community extensively. The fort is still in possession of the descendants of the royal family, who inhabited the
palaces until they moved to the Umaid Bhavan Palace in 1943.
We also received the information that Jodhpur had many Brahmin people who prayed to Lord Shiva and in order to represent their caste they painted their
houses Blue which is the reason behind the numerous blue houses situated in Jodhpur and the city being called as “The Blue City”.
The city is also addressed as the “Sun City” because it enjoys sunny and bright weather all-round the year for the longest time duration.
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(Fig 2.5)
An inside view of one of the
rooms present in Mehrangarh
Fort.
(Fig. 2.6)
The intricate carvings on
the handle of the swords
kept in Mehrangarh Fort
for display.
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