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15th January 2013, 09:49 AM
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By the way, the two swords of Maharaja Padam Singh Ji are enormous. The basket-hilt tulwar on the right with lotus-bulb pommel has an extremely thick guard and a 1-inch-wide blade. The audio tour mentioned something about him having been freakishly strong... Last edited by Emanuel; 15th January 2013 at 10:02 AM. |
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15th January 2013, 09:54 AM
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The arms room proper... |
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15th January 2013, 09:57 AM
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15th January 2013, 09:59 AM
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15th January 2013, 10:05 AM
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15th January 2013, 10:07 AM
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15th January 2013, 10:09 AM
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Outstanding!!!
Thank you!!!! Gavin |
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15th January 2013, 10:20 AM
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What Bikaner has in raw, practicality, Jaipur has in sheer bling and luxury. The weapon rooms at the Jaipur palace are an Ali Baba's cave of armed delight. Pictures are unfortunately not allowed, but that collection has everything in the books. The loveliest examples of every Indo-Persian weapon imaginable, decorated with every known permutation of precious metal and stone and...wootz...the stuff is literally blinding!
All the pieces are very well maintained and well etched. Supposedly the Maharaja's trust is working on a catalog of the collection, to be released sometime soon. The part of the collection open to visitors spanned 3-4 large rooms, but behind a little closed glassed door could be glimpsed "the private stuff" and what I could see is simply indescribable. Anyway, put Rajasthan on your bucket list. Take a good two weeks at least and take a look at this "Land of Kings" it's worth it!! |
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15th January 2013, 12:14 PM
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Wow thanks Emanuel! One day you will come to visit Raja Abdul's palace in Kuwait and take such photos (a man can dream :-) )
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