Monday, June 14, 2010

Murals of Raj Mahal, Orchha - 1

Orchha (State: Madhya Pradesh) has an imposing fort, dating back to the 16th century. The Fort Complex contains magnificent palaces of the Bundela kings presenting a matchless spectacle of those times.

One of such palace is 17th century palace, the Raj Mahal. When compared to plain exterior of the Raj Mahal, the paintings on the interiors are extraordinary.

These are the paintings in the Queen's room. The ceilings and walls are painted beautifully.

These paintings depict scenes from various Indian epics.

51 comments:

  1. Very beautiful and impressive building full of history!

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  2. Impressive! What does the paintings say? Mahabharatha and Ramayana?

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  3. Oh! These paintings are just beautiful. It must be a delight to photograph them. Well done

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  4. amazing paintings! it's nice to be able to see such beautiful monuments of your country through your blog!

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  5. Those ornaments are surely beautiful. They look almost like mosaics.;) I am sure the story they tell must be intriguing too.
    xo

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  6. Wonderful artwork from the past! The horses with different colors forms nice patterns.

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  7. Exquisite murals.
    Thank you for sharing.
    Have a great week.

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  8. Looks realy beutiful and so interesting !!!

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  9. Rajesh: Beautiful art work inside the palace.

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  10. Beauty for the ages.

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  11. The paintings are spectacular. You have so much art in your world.

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  12. Such gorgeous photos of such an awesome place, Rajesh! Your world is truly beautiful! Have a wonderful week!

    Sylvia

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  13. Such an intricate ornate is timeless and impressive!

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  14. Anonymous02:06

    your posts never fail to impress.

    have a wonderful week.

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  15. What a wonderful building. Great post!

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  16. Anonymous03:49

    One surley would forget space and time while looking at these wonderful painting. Please have a great Tuesday.

    daily athens

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  17. Very intricate paintings! Beautiful.

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  18. woah! intricately beautiful! I hope they'll stay the same through the test of time.

    My world entry is up too.

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  19. Lovely shots Rajesh.

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  20. wow! it's mind-boggling how ancient artists could paint the ceilings in such detail. amazing.

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  21. Wonderful detail. The art is really superb.

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  22. Yes, the paintings are spectacular - the Indians are such a talented lot.

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  23. so much of beautiful work!

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  24. Wow. What glorious yet faded beauty!

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  25. Very beautiful and impressive

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  26. The art work on the walls is beautiful, Rajesh. You live in a world of wonderful architecture.

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  27. Marvellous. Thanks for sharing.

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  28. The murals are absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing them with us.

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  29. The Indians of old really knew how to decorate the walls and ceilings. real works of art.

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  30. Anonymous11:46

    amazing artwork. thanks for shared.

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  31. These are worth visiting. Great shots!

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  32. I'm always amazed by your forts but these paintings are incredible. So much talent and so much effort!

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  33. Hello Rajesh:)

    Greetings:)

    The painting are lovely and speaks volumes of the amazing skill of the artists.

    Lovely photos.

    Best wishes:)
    Joseph

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  34. Glorious colors, patterns and scenes. Must be fantastic to see these paintings in person!

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  35. Impressive paintings. Great shots as always, Rajesh. Thanks for sharing.

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  36. Rakesh, Phivos, Sudhir, biologion, Arasu, Regina, Benikos, Fishing Guy, Sandy, Sylvia, Carver, Bonnie, ewok1993, Jossie, ρομπερτ: Thanks for the appreciation.

    Kirigalpoththa, Zuzana: Thanks, they mostly depict the scene from Ramayana.

    Pat, Marites, Indrani, Luna, Deepak, Arija, Wolynski, Joshi, LadyFi, sm, Pam, Raji, George, Glennis, Vaggelis, Jeevan, Jacob, Joseph, Diane, Eden: Thanks for the appreciation.

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  37. that is a wonderful work of art. it nice that they still preserved the painting.

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  38. always fantastic architecture for the royals. Good that they are still standing.

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  39. What an amazing palace...simply beyond words. Lovely photography on your part, too.

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  40. Beautiful shot of the building. done very well capturing that.

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  41. Amazing palace, the paintings are amazing! Great photos and Happy MYM!

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  42. Impressing and beautiful :)

    http://foto.rudenius.se/post/2010/06/21/Macro-Blue-Mellow-Yellow-Monday.aspx

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  43. Spectacular artwork and architecture on this building. Your photos capture it's breathtaking beauty

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  44. Ann, Carolyn, Moto, siromade08, eileeninmd, Brigitta, Poetic: Thanks for the appreciation.

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  45. The photographs look better than the murals. Probably you visited after some restoration was carried out. During 90's a team of boys were engaged in that job.

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  46. Thank you, the murals were really beautiful.

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