Tour Packages for Mandawa

Situated in the north Indian state of Rajasthan, the fort town of Mandawa lies in the heart of the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. This small town attracts tourists because of its beautifully made forts and palaces, known as Havelis.

The inhabitants of this town were wealthy merchants, who fortified this well planned town in the early 18th century. Each Havelis or palace in the town has its own unique feature. The common similarity among them is that no two rooms in the same palace are built with the same design. In the zenana (women) section, one room is decorated with antique murals, another with a marble fountain while the turret room boasts of walls that are seven feet thick. These palaces used to be the place of all social and cultural activities of the town.

The town is famous for its arched gateway of the fort of Mandawa, painted and adorned with Lord Krishna and his cows. Among the havelis, the popular ones are the Chokhani and Ladia havelis. The Saraf havelis are too are well known in the region because of their architectural uniqueness. The Binsidhar Newatia Haveli is famous for its peculiar paintings on its outer eastern wall. The painting depicts scenes like a boy using a telephone or a European woman in a car driven by a chauffeur. The Gulab Rai Ladia Haveli is too known for its marred erotic images. You can visit these havelis and feel the magnanimousness of them through the Tours and Packages for Mandawa.

A whimsical peacock weather van, an arched window that overlooks the verdant garden visited by peacocks are other structures worth seeing.

Built in 1737, the town of Nawalgarh, near Mandawa, is also famous for its fort. The town of Parsurampura, having the best-preserved and oldest paintings in the Shekhawati region, Mukundgarh, Dundlod, Fatehpur and Jhunjhunu, the largest town in the Shekhawati region are some other places that around the town that are attract tourists.