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Lake Pichola at sunset

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A tall tree planted in Jag Mandir

Udaipur, Rajasthan

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Ceiling painting in Gul Mahal (det.)

Jag Mandir, Udaipur

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Ceiling painting in Gul Mahal

Jag Mandir, Udaipur

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Wall painting in Gul Mahal (det.)

Jag Mandir, Udaipur

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Wall painting in Gul Mahal (det.)

Jag Mandir, Udaipur

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Wall painting in Gul Mahal

Jag Mandir, Udaipur

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Wall painting in Gul Mahal

Jag Mandir, Udaipur

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Jag Mandir built on an island in the Lake Pichola

Udaipur, Rajasthan

There are ceiling and wall painting in the Gul Mahal, the earliest part of Jag Mandir. Many of them have been retouched but the original paintings seems to be from the first half of the 18th century.

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City Palace along Lake Pichola

Udaipur, Rajasthan

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A part of the border of the floor cover jajam exhibited at the Anokhi Museum, Jaipur

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A view from Devigarh Palace 

Delwara, Rajasthan

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Banana trees planted in the courtyard of Devigarh Palace

Delwara, Rajasthan

Banana tree is especially sacred tree for Hindus.

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Devigarh Palace

Delwara, Rajasthan

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Devigarh Palace

Delwara, Rajasthan

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Arka on the way to Devigarh Palace in Delwara, Rajasthan

Arka, Calotropis gigantea is a medicinal plant and sometimes have been seen in  miniature paintings too. When the stems and leaves are broken, the milky latex flows.

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Chillam

Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur

Below is a description of the chillam written by the museum.

CHILLAMS

Chillams are clay pipes used extensively in Northern India for smoking opium, tobacco and other narcotics for long periods of time. This differs from the water-filtration system of the hookah that was originally developed in India just after its introduction at the Moghul court. Large, well-decorated pieces (gargaras) are seldom used nowadays. Smaller, more portable hookahs are now used. Special  tobacco blends are available for consumption in gargaras and hookahs.

They are made of the wheel cut work in the area where smoke is required to escape to allow for longer burning. Simple sgraffito decoration is done through, bands of coloured slip.