Bikaner is situated in the north-west region of Rajasthan and it can legitimately boast of some unique architectural marvels of India. Apart from Junagarh fort in Bikaner, Jain temples like Bhandasar temple, Neminath temple, Adeshwar temple are adorable.
Havelis in Bikaner
Bikaner is also famous among tourists for marvelous mansions which are a wonder in home architecture. Aldous Huxley a famous English writer, visited these havelis reportedly said “They are the pride of Bikanerâ€.
The havelis are located in narrow lanes in the old city. Some of the havelis worth a visit are: the Rampuria Group of Havelies, Rikhji Bagri ki haveli, Daga Chowk havelies, haveli of Bhairondan and Kothari Sampatlal Agarwal haveli.
Rampuria Havelies in Bikaner
The most famous cluster of havelies is the Rampuria Group of Havelies. These havelis are built by Balujee Chalva under instructions from Rampuria family. Rampuria havelis are many in number and are big in size and located at nearly adjacent positions make great impression like the patwa havelies of Jaisalmer.
The interior scheme of decoration of these havelies is very different. The Rampuria havelies are built of dulmera stone, which are red in color. Exquisite and minute carvings come naturally to the havelis’s stones. The Rampuria havelies are decorated with golden work of the highest quality.
They have dankhanas (Drawing Room) which take us to the mughal and rajput period of amalgamation and synthesis. Another interesting feature is that Rampuria havelies have diverse exterior and each haveli has a pattern of its own.
