Traveling is not only fun, but also gaining knowledge about a place, weather, traditions, culture, people and their daily routines. Because all these constraints vary from one place to another place, hence, travelers find true interest in finding and imbibing various cultures through visiting different places around the globe. Out of too many cultures in the world, the Royal Rajasthani culture gained special attention in the eyes of world travelers. Many people from the nooks and corners of the world, come and visit the Palaces and regal lifestyle of Maharajahs in Jaipur. And, the City Palace of Jaipur is such a destination for a person to know the whole about the stories behind the people who ruled India, especially Rajputs and Mughals.
Generally, travelers explore the places in a very detailed way. And the travel bloggers don't like to leave a single inch of any place they visit, because they love to capture the moments and write about them to share with the world, like how I do through my travel blogs and in this article, I'm gonna describe you how I visited the City Palace of Jaipur in a detailed pictorial manner.
So, after taking the tickets from the counter to enter the Palace, I stepped in with my tour guide. And we were welcomed so courteously by a few photographers of the City Palace, who click the pictures of the visitors with various pagidis which specify their culture. And if you like to get a hard copy, you can collect them after your visit by paying a certain amount of 350 to 1500 rupees of various sizes. Yes, everything is payable inside out of the City Palace.
Normally, after seeing the vast premises of this Palace, any visitor gets confused about what to click, whom to click and where to click. Hence, we end up clicking every single detail, which is good, but most of the time, in the process, we forget to get ourselves pictured at the most important spots of the place. But, during my visit to this Palace, I have almost covered all the spots.
You must get pictured yourself at the entrance gates of the Palace, which are made of blending material of Brass, copper, and Iron. Those gates looks too royal for an entrance. Elephants, Horses, Tigers, and Peacocks specify the royalty of Rajasthan. And in the City Palace, you can find the sculpted elephant statues and horse statues. Get clicked right beside them. They look so beautiful and so detailed. And most importantly, if you wanna look gorgeous enough, get yourself clicked at the Peacock gate. These four entrance and exit doors of Sarvato Bhadra and Chandra Mahal courtyard, are truly made of sculpted walls and rocks, painted with all the hues of peacock colors. You will be stunned after seeing these extremely pretty doors.
Sarvato Bhadra Courtyard used to be an entertaining premise for the private audience and guests of the Maharajas of Jaipur. They used to conduct, singing and dancing performances in the whole place surrounded by Pink walls and pink pillars. Amidst the beautiful architecture, the royal chandeliers, the hush of the visitors and the world's largest silver vessels which are exhibited in the courtyard, you must surely get yourself clicked.
You feel fun, overwhelmed and happy if you manage to get clicked with the guards of the palace dressed up in royal clothes spread in every place you visit inside the palace. Trust me, they are so cool to allow you to click with them. If you get clicked, don't forget to tip them as a sign of gratitude. They are very sweet and welcoming though.
And, to have memories of the place, try roaming all around the palace and get clicked at every building or mahal inside, basically at the entrance of every gallery. Get clicked at the Mubarak Mahal, Chandra Mahal, Sabha Niwas, Sarvato Bhadra Courtyard, Arms and Armour gallery building, clock tower and especially at the Pink light pillars which are spread around the four corners of the courtyard. The views are just magnificent. Try to focus on your personality and the architecture too, because it gives an artistic result in the form of a picture or portrait.
There are many galleries inside various mahals of the Palace. You are only allowed to click the photographs in the Photography gallery where the pictures from old times to recent times are exhibited. You are not allowed to click pictures in the textile gallery, arms and armor gallery, painting gallery and transport gallery. To take pictures at various places in the Palace, it takes at least two hours to explore and know about the place.
Before getting clicked, know about the place. Study the history and read the information which is exhibited under every portrait in the photo gallery, every costume in the textile gallery, every painting in Sabha Niwas, every weapon in arms gallery, every marble plate at the entrances. Because, the information drives you to feel interested in the place and when you feel interesting, you want to carry a moment with you when you leave the place. Hence, you show zeal towards getting pictures at the particular place you like, you love, you understand and you don't want to forget.
Isn't it the beauty of traveling and included in one of the perks of being a traveler? It is all about knowing the information and carrying a part of the place with the part of your soul. When it comes to me, every single inch of this place has attracted me and I got connected to every story, and hence, I ended up getting clicked at every place and thanks to the patience level of my tour guide, who beautifully pictured me at every place.
So, what are you thinking about? Make a plan and visit the City Palace first to get motivated and also get prepared to visit the vast Palace and fort floors of Jaipur because the other destinations are huger than this Palace! Stay tuned...
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