Chapter 288: Listen, It's the Wind

The original elephant also appears to be more energetic. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 infoAfter entering the museum entrance, you will turn left and go up the stairs to the second floor of the courtyard, where a large portrait of the Mevar Domain is hung above the stairs. The shrine is decorated with ceramic mosaic floral motifs with elephant paintings on both sides. A staircase leading to the courtyard on the second floor. This is the courtyard on the second floor of the royal palace. Inside the surrounding doorway is the exhibition room.

The teacher walked out of the exhibition room with a group of elementary school students. The openwork stone carved windows of the royal palace have different floral decorations on each window. The flower window itself is still very delicately carved, but the exterior wall is too plain to support such a beautiful window. The yellow glazed decoration on the top of the pavilion is quite chic. The shrines enshrined in the palace don't understand how the gods here are all pitch black.

Only two eyeballs are white. White marble statue - God with bow and arrow. White marble baths in the royal palace. From here, enter the indoor tour. There are many shrine-shaped recesses on the walls here, which are probably used to place lamps and candles, and there was no electricity here a hundred or two hundred years ago.

The lattices on each window are different, and it is a bit dazzling to look at. Hollow stone carved windows inlaid with stained glassHollow stone carved windows inlaid with stained glassIn the middle of this room, a bamboo square cage is placed, and several large and small bird cages are hung above the cage, and the sign on the square cage reads: ""Carrier pigeon in the cage".

In the courtyard of the royal palace, there is a restored exhibition room in the surrounding building area of the Tuvassal King. The Indian guy sitting on the left in the photo is very friendly to Xueluo and Liu Jingshu, and takes Xueluo and Liu Jingshu to watch folk songs and dances at night and eat local people's meals. Blue House. The walls and ceilings are painted with blue floral patterns, especially the color of the blue and white porcelain of the Dragon Kingdom.

Kagamiya. Most of the ancient castles in India are equipped with such a house with colorful lenses on the wall, reflecting the light brilliantly, as a private meeting room, to show the grandeur and luxury of the owner. However, Xueluo always felt that sitting in such a small room with a strong light would be very uncomfortable, and the brain would be too excited to affect the effect of thinking.

The resplendent Palace of Mirrors. Looking at it now, these glitter glass lenses on the wall may not be worth much, but two or three hundred years ago, they were very valuable things, and they had to be imported from as far away as Europe, which was very expensive, and it was a symbol of wealth. From here, you will enter the former living quarters of the Tsuchival King. Swing-like swing sitting.

The king of the earth also played with this, and the room was covered with stained glass. Relax on the throne, this might be a living room. The sofa and sofa cart used by the king of the earth domain are comparable to the current wheelchairs. In the middle is a seated statue of the king of the earth domain, and at first glance it looks like a real person sitting there. A temporary resting place for the king of the earth domain. It's a bit like a study, but without the shelves.

There is also a smaller mirror palace, with large pieces of colorful glass lenses on the walls. There is a throne inside, and it may be a place where the king of the earth domain and the beauties of the harem rest. Why is the bed of the king of the earth so simple, the large council hall of the Udaipur City Palace. A place where the king of the domain and his ministers deliberated. This one is kind of like a study.

The bathroom of the king of the earth domain, see how the high-end people unload the car, and the household goods related to firewood, rice, oil and salt. The miniature paintings on the walls are as old as they look. A bay window inlaid with blue glass. A lampstand inlaid with white marble flakes. Marble is translucent, which can penetrate the light from the outside, and looks like jade.

Peacock Courtyard. The most eye-catching part of the palace in Udaipur. If the overall appearance of this royal palace building is not exquisite and beautiful compared to the Jodhpur Melangar Castle, then this peacock courtyard inside undoubtedly adds a lot of points to this royal palace. The courtyard is located on the second floor of the royal palace.

The surrounding two-story building is a living room for the Tuvassal King and his family. The walls on the east and west sides of the precinct are very delicately decorated. The peacock pattern inlaid with colorful mosaics on the lower floor, and the flower windows with hollow carved inlaid colored glazed windows on the upper floor, are incomparably exquisite, and are the most distinctive and commendable places of this royal palace.

Peacock window inlaid with colored mosaics. Other than that, it's hard to see again. The peacock windows inlaid with colourful mosaics are the proudest part of the palace of Udaipur. Peacock windows of different shapes. The light is not good enough when the snow falls and the glass cover is reflective. The colorful mosaic patterns on the wall, which may be inlaid with colored rough stones, are very delicate and beautiful.

White marble hollow + decorative flower window with colored mosaic inlay on the upper wall of the Peacock Courtyard. White marble hollow + decorative flower window with colored mosaic inlay on the upper wall of the Peacock Courtyard. Colored stained window visuals seen from the interior. Colored stained window visuals seen from the interior.

Standing on the west side of the Peacock Courtyard, you can overlook Lake Pichola with a view. Inside, the window overlooks the palace square below and the city in front of you. A palace staff member takes a meditative nap by the window. Interior view of the open-air courtyard on the top floor. The Palace Square station below is arranging a private concert in the evening.

The room is dominated by red tones, and there are many hand-painted floral patterns on the walls. A large decorative relief painting of the sun hangs in the interior. This is the mark of the Mewar dynasty, which claimed to be descended from the sun. A portrait of a vassal king on display indoors. Hanging on top is a shield, and below is a sword - a symbol of the power of the Mewar dynasty.

White marble figure relief. Silver jewellery box. A sculpture of the mount of a vassal king who has made great achievements. A sedan chariot used by the king of the earth domain. A silver elephant chariot used by the king of the earth is placed on the throne on the back of the elephant. Ganesha's relief is covered with many layers of silver leaf on the surface. Galleries inside the Royal Palace Museum.

There are many miniature paintings from the 18th ~ 19th centuries on display, and the content is mainly in two aspects: one is to reflect the life scene of the court of the Tuvassal King, the other is to reflect the hunting scene of the Tuvassal King, and the third is to reflect the war scene. Painting exhibition hall, painting exhibition hall, painting exhibition hall.

Portrait of the reign of Maharana Karansingh, the early vassal king of the Mewar dynasty. Painting gallery. Painting gallery. This painting depicts the scene of the Tuvan King resting during the battle. It can be seen that in the early 18th century, the main weapon used by the feudal kings was the bow and arrow long contradiction.

The guns haven't appeared yet. The king of the earth vassal wears a helmet and armor woven with white wire. Painting gallery. The picture depicts a messenger passing a book. No matter where the king of the earth domain is, he will never leave his sword. Painting gallery.

Early portraits of the vassal kings of Mevar were painted with a sun on their heads, somewhat like the halos on the heads of Christian gods. The Mewar dynasty had a sun plot and claimed to be the Sun Tribe, the descendants of the Sun. Painting gallery. This painting depicts the king of the domain receiving an audience from the prince.

Painting gallery. In the 18th century, the king of the local domain went out to patrol the map, and the mighty team hugged each other, and was majestic on all sides. There are also bands in front of the crowd. Painting gallery. The painting depicts the king of the earth and his men wading through the rapids of a temple on horseback on a moonlit night.

Painting gallery. This painting depicts the king of the earth domain worshipping the gods. Painting gallery. The painting depicts the negotiation between the Mevar vassal and the British colonial representatives in 1855.

Succumbing to the power of the British, the Mewar dynasty and the other small kingdoms of Rajasthani Rajput eventually agreed to belong to British India, where they became the representatives of the local powers that had some authority over the areas under their authority. The power of the vassal kings to administer the region was completely deprived after India's independence, but the succession of royal assets became the main source of his economic life in the future.

The royal palaces of Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Jaiselmer and other places were inherited by the descendants of the vassal kings, and some of them were converted into museums for a fee, which was one of the sources of livelihood for the royal family members after the power was reduced. Painting gallery. Scene of the negotiation between the vassal king and the British colonial representatives.

If the negotiations are unsuccessful, the battle will start, and the result of the battle can only be the submission of the vassal king - their war elephants + earthen spears and cannons will not be able to defeat the foreign guns and cannons of the British army. Painting gallery. This painting depicts the king of the earth watching the army drill. Painting gallery.

Some of the paintings reflect the extravagant life of the Tuvassal kings. Painting gallery. Some of the paintings reflect the extravagant life of the Tuvassal kings. Painting gallery. Some of the paintings reflect the extravagant life of the Tuvassal kings. Painting gallery. Some of the paintings reflect the extravagant life of the Tuvassal kings. This is the king of the earth watching a wrestling match. Painting gallery.

Some of the paintings reflect the extravagant life of the Tuvassal kings. This is the king of the earth domain watching the fighting elephant. Painting gallery. Some of the paintings reflect the extravagant life of the Tuvassal kings. This is the king of the earth domain watching the fighting elephant. Painting gallery. Some of the paintings reflect the extravagant life of the Tuvassal kings. This is the scene of the feudal lord watching the tiger and wild boar thrown into a specially built colosseum to make the jungle eat the weak.

Painting gallery. Some of the paintings depict the hunting activities of the Tuvassal kings. There are many paintings of this genre, dating from the 18th to the 19th century, indicating that hunting was a regular and important activity in the court life of the feudal kings at that time. The painting is about hunting wild boars. By the middle of the 19th century, firearms had been introduced to the local area and were known as important weapons.

Painting gallery. A painting depicting the hunting activities of the feudal lords of the early 20th century. The painting is a bear hunt. It shows that there were many black bears in this area at that time. Painting gallery. A painting depicting the hunting activities of the local feudal lords in the mid-20th century. The painting is hunting tigers. It shows that until the middle of the last century, there were still many wild tigers in the Udaipur area.

Today, only nearby reserves have a very small number of tigers. Painting gallery. Deer hunting figure. Before the middle of the 20th century, the people of Rajasthan, like Xueluo and Liu Jingshu, did not know how to protect wild animals under the example of their vassal king. Painting gallery. The king of the earth squatted on a tree and fought a tiger.

I don't know how to protect wild animals, I think I have a sun cover on my head, but in the end, I was cut off from power. Painting gallery. This vassal king is quite good at playing, locking himself in a cage with a cow outside and attracting tigers to play. Painting gallery. The elephant team of the Tuvan King drove the tiger to the end of the valley and was then hunted and killed, which was very cruel.

Painting gallery. There are also many paintings depicting the theme of war, indicating that the Rajput Domain was constantly at war at that time. This painting depicts the king of the earth domain leading an army on an expedition. The army marched through the green valley, and the king of the earth rode on an elephant with a shield in hand, and did not forget to wear a cottage sun on his head. There are servants in front and behind with torches to illuminate it.

Below is the king's army, lined up in a neat line, armed with spears and broadswords. This is a painting from 1901 that reflects the absence of guns in the hands of the army at that time. This seems to be the scene of the early 19th century. Painting gallery. Map of the expedition of the king of the earth domain. Painting gallery. Map of the expedition of the king of the earth domain. Painting gallery. Scenes of tragic war.

Many of the paintings depicting war scenes are based on the Battle of Hardigate, which took place in 1576. In this war, the Mewar army, led by the then king Pratap, bravely fought against the army of the Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great, and the two sides ended in a draw. This makes the Mevars very proud. Painting gallery.

The painting depicts a fierce Mewar general on his left riding on his horse and bloodily slaying a Mughal general on the right. Painting gallery. The king of the earth domain comforted his beloved horse on the way out. On the battlefield, horses and elephants are driven to fight with heavy loads, and the fate of being killed is indispensable, which is very pitiful. Painting gallery.

A typical scene of a Mewar army fighting a Mughal army. A Mewar general stabs the leader of the Mughal army on a war elephant with a spear in his hand. There were also the corpses of beheaded enemy soldiers on the ground. In fact, the Mughal Islamic armies were far more powerful than Mewar's, and they later established a powerful unified kingdom in India until the British invaded.

Painting gallery. Mewar's army slew the enemy on the battlefield and captured the enemy's horses. Painting gallery. The scene of Mewar's army returning to the city is reproduced. The ministers and the harem family members were waiting on and off the court. Painting gallery. Mevar's army, led by the vassal king, entered the castle and the people waited by the roadside.

After visiting the Royal Palace Museum, continue west from the large courtyard on the side of the Royal Palace to visit the Royal Court and the Crystal Corridor. In the courtyard stands a white double-layer marble pavilion, and the marble hollow carvings on the pavilion are beautiful and generous. Enter the palace gate of the Imperial Court. The entrance to the Imperial Court. The colorful reliefs on the door frames are beautiful.

The Imperial Court is actually part of the Royal Palace, which is still in use, so it is separate from the Royal Palace Museum. The building in the north courtyard of the palace is open to the public as a museum, and Xueluo and Liu Jingshu have just finished reading it. Part of the southern courtyard of the palace has been developed into an upscale hotel and cannot be visited, but a large banquet hall adjacent to the hotel is available for visitors when not in use.

On the second floor of the ballroom is a zigzag cloister known as the "Crystal Corridor". The cloister displays a collection of very valuable crystal furniture and ornaments ordered from England in 1877 by the vassal king Sajan Singh. Before the crystals arrived, Sajan Singh died, and they were sealed in a box for more than a hundred years.