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Mandore Ganesh Temple: Celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi with a Rajasthani flair

Mandore Ganesh Temple: Celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi with a Rajasthani flair

August 31, 2022

For those looking to experience Ganesh Chaturthi with a different flair, Mandore in Rajasthan is an ideal destination. Situated about 350 km west of Rajasthan capital Jaipur, Mandore is best known for its connection with the demon King Ravana who is said to have married a celesti...

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Festivals of India: Unconventional, unusual and unique

Festivals of India: Unconventional, unusual and unique

June 27, 2021

For long, India has been known all around the world for its vibrant festivals and traditions owing to the diversity in culture, religion and languages. This uniqueness in the ethnicity of the country contributes to a realm of unusual festivals and traditions. Here is a list of so...

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Top five palace hotels in India

Top five palace hotels in India

March 16, 2020

For most people, luxury means royalty and vice versa and luxury tourism has come to gain equivalence with kings and palaces. Though the royalty has long been abolished in India, tourists can still get a kingly feel by opting to stay in one of the several palaces that have been co...

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Restoring a movable palace from the Mughal era

Restoring a movable palace from the Mughal era

June 7, 2017

A rare, royal red tent belonging to Shah Jahan is being preserved by the Mehrangarh Fort in Rajasthan where it has been for centuries.

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The colourful cities of Rajasthan

The colourful cities of Rajasthan

May 6, 2017

While a myriad of colours are omnipresent in the culture and traditions of Rajasthan, the shades of blue, pink and gold have come to define some of its cities, distinguishing them from the rest of the state.

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Maharajas Express bags the Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle award

Maharajas Express bags the Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle award

October 19, 2016

The Maharajas' Express, one of India's most luxurious trains owned and operated by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), has received the 2016 Seven Star Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards at Marbella in Spain.

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The Artisans of Jodhpur

The Artisans of Jodhpur

December 12, 2015

Folk music, dancing wooden puppets, miniatures and intriguing sculptures. Smell of freshly cured leather drifts through the air awakening all our senses and we discover the thousand and one facets of its craft as we walk through the Jodhpur Fort, in the deserts of western Rajasth...

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