For a thousand years, Rajput clans ruled the deserts and hills of the west from forts built on cliffs and palaces set in lakes. Their codes of honour still shape the stories of Rajasthan.
Rajput · c. 8th–18th century
kingdoms of the desert.
Rajasthan's palaces and forts
What they left behind
Monument
The hill forts of Amber, Mehrangarh and Chittorgarh, and the lake palaces of Udaipur.
Food
Laal maas and dal baati, cooked the way royal hunting camps once did.
Craft
Miniature painting, block printing and bandhani tie-dye.
Music
The Manganiyar and Langa bards, who still sing the battles of their patrons.
By invitation
Dinner on a fort's ramparts as the city lights come on, with Manganiyar musicians playing only for your table.
Your Saint: a historian of the Rajput courts
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