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VOL. 15 No. 2
Painted Proud Havelis DID YOU KNOW?

Our country is adorned by havelis
Location: Shekhawati, Rajasthan; Urban which are infl uenced by various regional
Physical Factors: Arid climate; Drought prone factors. Some of these havelis are Haveli
Dharampura in Delhi, Haveli Gujur Khan in
The word haveli is derived from the old Arabic word haola, meaning Punjab, and Haveli Dronah in Karnal.
partition – devoid from any architectural affi liations. Havelis were
Tanvi Multani, VIII A, Delhi Public School, Sec-
built in Narwar and Shekhawati regions between 1830s and 1930s 45, Gurgaon; Bhargav Sharma, VI C, Indian Public
by the wealthy Marwaris. These Havelis carry architecture of Mughal School, Radaur
and Hindu styles.

ROOF
DOORS

The roof is fl at, mostly
DECORATION The entrance doors of the havelis were due to the availability of
huge, made of carved wood or metal.
The havelis are adorned with stones and dry climate.
frescoes of mythological In the lintel or in a niche above the
and historical themes. The early doors is a painting or carving of Lord
frescos were clearly infl uenced Ganesh, which is opened on special WALLS
by Mughal art form, with their occasions. Otherwise there were tiny
geometric designs, the later ones openings on the large gate wing, The bricks used for the walls
sought inspiration from the Rajput primarily for protection from the are prepared from locally
royal courts. With the arrival of the invaders. sourced red clay, stone-
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British in the early 17 century, fragments, and dhandhala, a
echoes of their customs began greyish lump of hardpan.
creeping into this local art.

LAYOUT

These houses consist of two courtyards,
ELEMENTS OF HAVELI Such beautiful ‘mardana’, the outer courtyard for men
havelis,
this jharoka with and ‘zenana’, the inner courtyard for
Jharokha – a stone widow that projects its jalis! women. There are rooms above the
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over hanging enfolded balcony
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Chhatri – an elevated pavilion
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or porch with a dome-like roof ofofofofofofo ACTIVITY: FRESCO FREEZE
Jali – perforated ornamental alalalalalalal
Looking at the given fresco, describe the story
patterned stone or latticed ddddddddddddd
screen, used to fi lter light and dddddddd depicted in an interesting manner.
bring cool air
Bawdi – stepwell
Johad – rainwater storage e
tank
Anika Singha Bhati, VIII, Delhi Public
School, Sec-45, Gurgaon; Japjot Singh
Bhatia,VII, Jankidevi Public School,
Jaipur; Diksha Prasad, VII, Sri Prakash
Vidyaniketan, Visakhapatnam; Manya
Shree, VIII A, Oxford Grammar School, Hyderabad
Photo Credits: Mr. T. S. Randhawa, Advisor (INTACH Knowledge
Centre & Information Technology)
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