Mandawa

Mandawa

At a Glance
Population
23,335
Area
190 km
Geo Location
North
Average Climate
25.1 °C
Best time to visit
October - March

Tourism in Mandawa hovers around historical legacy, ancient forts & palaces, frescoed mansions and rustic way of life. Being a land of courageous Rajputs, Mandawa in Rajasthan is a must visit place in India. The clan of Rajputs, Gujars, Ahirs, Bhils, Jats and Meenas as well had the massive contribution in establishing eye-grabbing palaces and forts that dot the Rajasthan landscape now-a-days. Mandawa is a well famous city in Rajasthan founded in 18th century. The havelis and forts of Mandawa make it a prime tourist destination of Rajasthan. Massive mansions of dominant and wealthy merchant families are embellished with beautiful wall paintings had a purpose to reside. However, over the time, most of the merchants moved to other places abandoning these beautiful Havelis in the shadows of anonymity. The magnificence of these havelis is still by and large intact and, therefore, attracts large number of tourists from across the globe. Wonderful beauty of the havelis offers a fantastic ceremonial feast for an artwork lover as painted and frescoed walls depict stories fom various Hindu epics, hunting scenes and the current topics of the British colonoial era. Owing to large number of beautiful hvelis, Mandawa is known all over the world as ‘Open Art Gallery’.

The paintings, reflective of the skills of local artists & artisans, depict rich heritage of art, architecture and culture of Mandawa. The fact is that this amazing city of Rajasthan has numerous havelis and all of them are adorned with captivating wall paintings. However, some of them have been classified among the best ones. Hanuman Prasad Goenka Haveli is famous for a painting of the Indra Dev on an elephant and Lord Shiva on his vehicle, Nandi bull. Jhunjhunwala Haveli is embellished with amazing gold leaf painted room. The two gates of Goenka Double Haveli are decorated with frescoes of elephants and horses.Mohan Lal Saraf Haveli is known for fresco showcating Maharaja stroking his moustaches. Murmuria Haveli depicts in paintings a train with a crowded level crossing along with crow flying above it. It has an amazing painting of the first prime minister of India i.e. Nehru holding a National flag on a horseback. There are several other beautiful havelis in Manadawa like BinsidharNewatia Haveli, GulabRaiLadia Haveli, Chokhani Double Haveli, and LakshminarayanLadia Haveli, etc.

Mandawa town was located on earlier silk route and thus became home to prosperous merchants. In brief, Mandawa draws the eye of every fanatic vacationer throughout the country with the awesome havelis, astonishing forts and a few more sights across the area. The splendour of the haveli and charm of all different structures still stays consistent making Mandawa a very unique town of Rajasthan.

Mandawa Tour Packages

Romance of Rajasthan Forts, Palaces and Varanasi

Romance of Rajasthan Forts, Palaces and Varanasi

16 Nights / 17 Days
Destination : Delhi–Mandawa-Bikaner-Jodhpur-Narlai-Ranakpur-Udaipur-Pushkar-Jaipur-Agra-Varanasi

Rural & Royal Rajasthan Tour

Rural & Royal Rajasthan Tour

10 Nights / 11 Days
Destination : New Delhi-Khandela -Mandawa -Bikaner -Nagaur -Jodhpur-Khejarla-Pushkar -Jaipur-Fatehpur Sikri-Agra

Incredible North India Tour

Incredible North India Tour

13 Nights / 14 Days
Destination : Delhi –Mandawa –Jaipur – Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve – Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary- Agra- Varanasi

Rajasthan Shopping Tour

Rajasthan Shopping Tour

18 Nights / 19 Days
Destination : Delhi - Agra - Jaipur - Pushkar - Kota - Bundi - Chittaurgarh - Bijaipur - Udaipur - Jodhpur - Jaisalmer - Bikaner - Mandawa

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