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Jai Niwas Garden in Jaipur – Features Classical Mughal Designs

The Jai Niwas Garden is a beautiful garden located in Jaipur. Featuring a classical Mughal design, the Jai Niwas Garden is filled with interest and offers lush planting, outdoor sculptures, seating areas and even a small temple named “Govid Dev Ji”, which is dedicated to Lord Krishna.

Chandra Mahal Near Jai Niwas Garden

The tourists can look out for the central Chandra Mahal, which features eye-catching marble pillars and detailed lattices.

Attractions Around Jai Niwas Garden

Chandra Mahal

The Chandra Mahal (Moon Palace), the seven tired, pyramid like inner sanctum of the palace. These were the royal apartment, complete with an internal garden. Crowing them is the Mukut Mandir which has superb views.

The Chandra Mandir, Ground floor, has air cooling water channels and delicate floral designs on the ceiling. From its terrace the ruler could look across Jai niwas Garden to the Sri Govind Ji Temple.

Govind Devji Temple

In the central pavilion of the sprawling Jai Niwas Garden to the north of the Chandra Mahal is the spire less temple of Lord Krishna.

The image in the form of Govind Devji, originally installed in a temple of Vrindavan, was reinstalled here by Sawai Jai Singh-II as his family deity. This is the most famous and popular temple in Pink City attracting devotees from all over the country.

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City Palace Jaipur – A Royal Residence in Pink City, Rajasthan

Location and Architecture

The City Palace situated in pink city Jaipur is an architectural marvel, with ornate gates, arches, balconies and country yard surrounded by a series of gardens and building over a vast expanse.

The City Palace Jaipur, Rajasthan

The City Palace Jaipur, Rajasthan

In the heart of the old city of Jaipur, the City Palace is a wonderful blend of Rajasthani and Mughal architecture, a major tourist attraction.

The outer wall was built by Maharaja Jai Singh II, but other additions are much more recent, some dating back to the beginning of this century.

City Palace Attractions

As you walk past the first square,  a beautiful gateway welcomes you to Diwan – e Khas, a hall for private audience juxtaposed with Diwan -e – Aam for public audience.

Two huge sterling silver vessels Gangajali punctuate your attention. Built in absolute symmetry, each 5’3″ high vessels weight 345 kg. As history records , Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II in 1902 took these jars to England with Gangajal for the coronation ceremony of Edward VII.

Here Chandra Mahal Palace, Mubark Mahal, Mukut Mahal, Maharani’s Palace, Shri Govind Dev Temple and the city Palace Museum would interest you. Today the Complex converted into a Museum displays the royal attires of the Kings, weaponry dating back to 15th century AD and original manuscripts still makes home for the former Maharaja Bhawani Singh.

The museum has an extensive collection of art, carpets, enamelware and old weapons. The paintings include miniatures of Rajasthani, Persian and Mughal schools. The Mubarak Mahal, or the Auspicious Palace, contains the textile section of the museum.

Located close to the palace is the Jantar Mantar one of the five observatories. This one is the largest and collection of complex astronomical instruments chiselled out of stone most of which continue to provide fairy accurate information about days.

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