The Royal Palace, Bundi, Rajasthan, India.

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OK….one last retrospective report. And this is a bit of a special one. An abandoned India fort-cum-palace! When we went to Rajasthan, India back in 1995 we ended up in the fairly isolated town of Bundi and got the chance to go round its abandoned palace. Despite dominating the town and its position right in the centre the royal fort at Bundi is abandoned, or was when we went there. Fortunately we managed to find our way in and wow, did our eyes deceive us?! The palace is home to wall-paintings that depict daily life at the Bundi court from the early 17th to the late 19th centuries, as well as scenes from traditional literary and religious texts: processions with hundreds of horses and riders, amusing scenes from courtly life and trees, flowers and wading birds finely drawn in a subtle palate of blues and greens. The palace stands beside a lake rich in bird life. In a nutshell, an incredible place. Anyhow…on with the pictures.

As you can see from this picture the palace dominates the small town of Bundi:


15974874076_ea523571c4_b.jpgIndia 21 by HughieDW, on Flickr

15974894446_978a2b2267_b.jpgIndia 15 by HughieDW, on Flickr


But despite this the formal royal residence is now empty:

15974900826_e00fe9b646_b.jpgIndia 16 by HughieDW, on Flickr

16000649665_0d8f9d7711_b.jpgIndia 18 by HughieDW, on Flickr


The entrance is equally imposing:

15381039473_de30ae51b5_b.jpgIndia 17 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Inside it is empty:

15814693539_9180f7ddf4_b.jpgIndia 52 by HughieDW, on Flickr

15999953902_79e6dbd2f3_b.jpgIndia 44 by HughieDW, on Flickr

15378443894_05a38d85d5_b.jpgIndia 50 by HughieDW, on Flickr


Although in relatively good nick due to the warm dry climate of Rajasthan:

16000615655_6836f56444_b.jpgUntitled by HughieDW, on Flickr

16000682805_cd251cbcd4_b.jpgIndia 49 by HughieDW, on Flickr


The view over the town below is stunning:

15814873877_78e147ab69_b.jpgIndia 47 by HughieDW, on Flickr


There are the odd reminders of the palace's glory like this colourful screened window:

15974903526_e52721e461_b.jpgIndia 48 by HughieDW, on Flickr


and even the rather forlorn maharajah's old throne:

15813246838_61d09e8ff0_b.jpgIndia 45 by HughieDW, on Flickr


and of course some quite incredible paintings which still survive in relatively good condition:

16000044182_f8afb1bd52_b.jpgIndia 39 by HughieDW, on Flickr

15974940686_a44d5a1a1c_b.jpgIndia 40 by HughieDW, on Flickr

16000699545_81f25d44a4_b.jpgIndia 41 by HughieDW, on Flickr

15974911956_cfb6a83336_b.jpgIndia 42 by HughieDW, on Flickr


Perhaps the best kept part of the palace is the gardens at the bottom of the palace:

16000014242_a61533cbe9_b.jpgIndia 51 by HughieDW, on Flickr

16000637525_bbba39464d_b.jpgIndia 43 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Thanks for looking!
 
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You're right, it is an incredible place. Breathtaking to look at, can't imagine what it was like to actually be there but your pictures are the next best thing.
 
You're right, it is an incredible place. Breathtaking to look at, can't imagine what it was like to actually be there but your pictures are the next best thing.

Cheers Mr Tumble for you very kind words. Been trying to find out what's happened to the place since we went and it appears that it is something of a tourist attraction now, albeit still in a very poor state of repair and neglect.
 
Fantastic!
Really loving these !The architecture, the colours!
Brilliant set, thank you for sharing! :)
 

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