Friday, November 21, 2014

The Pink city of Jaipur celebrates 287th Birthday on November 18, 2014

The city of Jaipur was founded in the year 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II. On November 18, 2014, Jaipur celebrated its 287th birthday. The city was decked up with colorful flags, the old city wore a fresh paint of pink that is so synonymous with the name of Pink City Jaipur, with rice powdered colorful rangoli patterned at the main entrance gates of the city. It was indeed a sight to behold and cherish.

Jaipur has always been considered as one of the major art and craft centers of India. One has just to walk into the bylanes or big roads of this city and is sure to find some kind of art or craft being made here. Whether it is jewellery, blue pottery, terracotta pottery, stone carvings, miniature paintings, semi precious stones painting, weaving, tie and dye artisans, ironsmiths, to mention a few.


Even the spices found in the markets have a distinct taste bearing testimony to this desert capital.
With the city abuzz with the tourist season, there is a stream of local as well as international tourists visiting here. Jaipur being a heritage city, the first choice of tourists is palace hotels, havelis or heritage hotels.

Hotel Laxmi Palace is one such heritage hotel that is situated right near the vicinity of Jaipur Railway Station and Sindhi Camp Bus Stand. It has modern fittings while keeping special attention to the ambience of its historicity and ethnicity.


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