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Mahaveer Prasad Goenka Haveli in Fatehpur, Rajasthan – Best Fresco Combination of Color and Design

Jan 2

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Fathepur town in shekhawati region is really famous for its Goenka Havelis. Constructed by the wealthy merchants, the Mahaveer Prasad Goenka Haveli, which was built is 1885, has some of the best fresco in perfect match of color and design.

The Goenkas were and still are affluent businessmen in shekhawati region. Their haveli is one of the best to be seen in the Shekhawati Region.

Goenka Havelis Attractions

Many of the paintings depict Lord Krishna’s pastimes- his flirtations with the gopinis, his romance with Radha, are some of the most commonly seen.

The main highlight of the Mahaveer Prasad Goenka Haveli in fatehpur Rajasthan is the painted ceiling in an upstairs room, which is quite often locked and therefore not easily accessible for travelers.

Again, like most havelis in Shekhawati, the Goenka Haveli Fatehpur opens with a massive carved wooden gate. The gate opens into an outer courtyard. This outer courtyard then leads to a smaller inner courtyard.

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Bharatiya Havelis in Fatehpur, Rajasthan – Adorned with Mirror Work and Japanese Tiles

Jan 1

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Fatehpur is small town located at 52 Km. away from Sikar district of Rajasthan. There are so many tourist interesting place in fatehpur like fort, Havelies, Temples, Nawabi Bawri, Tanks, Mosques & heritage Cenotaphs.

Havelis in Fatehpur

Havelis in Fatehpur

Founded in the mid 15th century by a Kayamkhani Nawab, Fatehpur’s havelis are unrivalled.

The frescoes on the Devera and Singhania Haveli of Fatehpur are matched by few others. Another haveli, Goenka has brilliant frescoes paintings, with some of them depicting Lord Krishna.

The Ram Gopal Mahavir Prasad Goenka Haveli, Hukmi Chand Choudhri Haveli and Bharatiya Havelis are well worth a visit.

Bharatiya Havelis in Fatehpur

More hybrid examples, the two Bhartia Havelis are also impressive in Fatehpur. These havelis were build presumably around 1920 by Bhartia family. These are adorned with mirror work on their entrances and Japanese tiles patterned with Mount Fuji paintings.

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Harkishan Das Saraogi Haveli in Fatehpur, Sikar – Beautiful Frescos and Well Maintained Haveli

Dec 2

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The town of Fatehpur in Shekhawati region has its share of havelis, but few are as beautiful with fresco and well maintained as those in nearby towns like Mandawa.

Fatehpur History

The Muslim Kayamkhani Nawab, Fateh Khan established Fatehpur in 1451. He constructed the fort of Fatehpur in 1449 and ruled up to 1474. It served as the capital of him.

Shekhawat Rajputs took it over in the 18th century.

Fatehpur Havelis Harkishan Das Saraogi Haveli in Fatehpur

The Harkishan Das Saraogi Haveli is a bewitching site for the travelers and the connoisseurs in Fatehpur, Rajasthan. The haveli has been exquisitely done.

This beautiful mansion houses a common meeting hall used for welcoming guests on the ground floor. You will love to explore a woman smoking hokkah and a camel drawn cart juxtaposed with a motor car in a the inner courtyard.

You can also see the filigree screens, the jharokas, meant to let the ladies of the house have a peek at the outside world, the doors of which were otherwise closed apparently.

Others Notable Havelis  and Places in Fatehpur

The others havelis, which are notable are Jagannath Singhania Haveli and Vishnunath Keria Haveli. The town has blessings of many religious mentors, it includes Dargah of Hazrat Nazmudin , Temple of Do-Janti Balaji Dham which is famous for its exterior hand made stone bricks construction and in-side Lord Sun painting etc

A number of Bawdis are also centres of attraction here in Fatehpur Rajasthan.

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Jagannath Singhania Haveli in Fatehpur, Sikar – Famous for Fine Paintings and Exclusive Rooms

Nov 25

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Fatehpur is a town in Sikar district in Rajasthan.  It is midway between Jaipur and Bikaner on National Highway 11. It is famous for grand havelis with frescos, which is specialty of the Shekhawati region.

A number of Bawdis are also centers of attraction here.

Havelis in Fatehpur

The worth seeing havelis in this place are Geori Shankar Haveli, Mahavir Prasad Goenka Haveli, Nand Lal Devra Haveli and Jagannath Singhania Haveli. There is also the Jagannath Singhania Chattri, which has a beautiful garden worth visiting.

Havelis in Fatehpur

Jagannath Singhania Haveli in  Fatehpur

The Jagannath Singhania Haveli has some fine paintings of Radha and Krishna and shows some British men holding guns. This haveli has special door rooms situated on the terrace which is open from all sides There is air-circulation from all sides and thus it remains cool naturally.

Exclusive “Baithak” in Haveli

The “Baithak” of  this haveli is  exclusive because it has 5 doors.  Other Baithak’s in the region have 3 doors only. There is room in Haveli “Baradari”  in Persian and Moghul architecture,  with 12 doors designed to allow the free draught of air through it. Persons of repute used it as a venue for formal and informal settings in hot weather.  It is also known as the ‘mehfil’ room.

Havelis Room – “Rangeen Kamra“

Other Room include Rangeen Kamra, which is also known as the colourful room. The speciality of this particular room is that it acts both as a secret chamber and is also renowned for its artistic beauty. The floors, walls as well as the ceilings are hand painted depicting stories based on the life of Lord Krishna.

The haveli has Naal on one side and Nohra on the other side which can be used as open space for parking, swimming pool and is large enough to construct the two together.

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The Fort of Fatehpur

Sep 29

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The fort of Fatehpur was a great stronghold of the Kayam Khanis who were originally the Chohans of Dadrewa. The fort was founded by Fatan Khan in 1451 A.D.

Geography of Fatehpur Fort

The site of the fort is surrounded by thick growth of trees. High sand dunes enveloped this place from all sides leaving no spacious passage through them. Thus protected by forest and sand dunes the fort was regarded as one of the most defensible fort of the desert area. The fort encloses a space of nearly 7000 feet in length and half of it in breadth.

A massive and gorgeous rampart wall with battlements encircles the fort having huge bastions at each corner. The thickness of the rampart wall is from 15 to 25 feet and the height nearly 20 to 50 feet. A solid deep ditch protected the fort from four sides leaving a gap of 20 feet between itself and rampart wall.

Attractions and Monuments in Fatehpur Fort

The first gate facing the south is of moderate size built in the usual way. Rampart wall spreads from this gate on two sides in a semi – circle. The other gate more massive and bigger facing the east.Through this gate the spacious enclosure of the palaces are erected. Towering over the rampart wall stands the famous palace of Telin. This palace is a beautiful piece of fusion of indo- Muslim art.

The Telin’s palace with its elagently carved projected balconies and short columns stands a monument to the earthy passion which devour the high and the low alike. At some distance from palace, the inner apartment for ladies are erected.

These structures are marked for their simplicity of design and exquisiteness of exudation. Projected  balconies in the side wall of palaces are still intact below which on the supporting stones floral designs are carved. The palaces are seemingly built of Khatu’s yellow stone that was regarded ideal for carving.

Some buildings lay buried in a half ruined condition. A modern looking small palace which stands in lose vicinity to the palaces was erected by the Rajpoots when they took possession of the fort.

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