Bhuj's reflection in Aina Mahal

- Aina Mahal adjacent to Pragamhel in Bhuj's Durbar Garh premises

- Rasavallari-Sudha Bhatt

Where are the first ones born, how do they develop, how are they propagated and why do they survive is a mystery. The fact is that Kalarani is naturally born from the artist's mind-heart and distance and calls - blooms and then as soon as its fragrance is released, it becomes everyone's. Crossing the boundaries of geography, the speed of the air spreads itself everywhere and makes all the fans crazy. Today a sentence is very common that 'due to technology, the world has become smaller and united in one machine' but when there were no communication media or How art travel was possible when you were young? When centuries old stories come to light, the mind is truly enlightened. If we identify the entire mankind with reference to the ancient times, then of course the rulers who were on this earth at that time; He was arbitrary but also artistic and humanitarian. That is why literature, music, drama, dance, painting, sculpture, architecture etc. subjects were cultivated in our country along with other countries. An excellent example of this is the Garwa Gurjars of Swasati arts and their unique preservation in Kutch. Ramkund Vav and Aina Mahal are a must-see along with Chhatardi at the north-east corner of Bhuj's Hamirsar lake.

The moving medium of communication is the man himself

The entire credit for the architecture of the Hawa Mahal and the artefacts displayed in it goes to Ramsingh Malam, the admiral of the state of Kutch. His ship was badly wrecked off the coast of East Africa and he was rescued by some Dutchmen. He was taken to the Netherlands (Holland). Ram Singh stayed in Europe for seventeen and eighteen years and again acquired many arts in different places. Learned to make tiles and watch. acquired various artefacts and the art of gilding them. He also learned complex arts like architecture.

In the 18th century, when Rao Lappatji built the Ayanamahal around 1750, Ramsingh came to the house and engaged him as the chief architect. The nearly 250-year-old palace adopts the Indo-European Saracenic architectural style. The king built this palace for residence and it became the pride of Darbargarh. The two-storied palace is adorned with various rooms Fountain Palace (also called music room or recreation room) mirror room, royal residence, durbar hall, courtroom, interim room, diwankhana, diamond palace etc. which is partially local architectural style, so its decoration and The decorations are of European style. The total cost of the construction of the palace was eighty lakh koris or twenty lakhs of rupees. is called The stone-built building is decorated with rich carvings. The walls of the palace are inlaid with 'delphiware' (earthenware) tiles and are adorned with rich artefacts and mirrors.

Multi-flame chandeliers and Venetian glass chandeliers zoom.

The pillars and ceiling of the Aya palace are decorated with golden molding-rods, among other decorations. The gaps between the columns and the roof are filled with triangular glass arrangements. The outer wall has a combination of stone and wood carvings. Let's take an artistic tour of some of the sections. In the diamond palace there is a king's drum between the mirrors. Shahkhin Raja used to auction it from time to time which the Shethiyas bought to feed their aggressive ambitions. The king will make a new drum and the new artisans will get a chance to make new crafts. The last dholio is extant with a gold base. The custom of worshiping this bed every Diwali is still intact. At the same place lies the king's wooden chakhri which has a button. By walking, he presses the button with the penny and the pad near the toe opens like a lotus. As it moves, the inner kanku and perfume fly out. It's amazing! The Diamond Palace showcases diamond studded shield swords studded with diamonds, pearls, topaz, sapphires and rubies. It is a gift from Mughal Emperor Alamgir II. Shown here is the silver tree showcase of Filgiri Art. Leaves, birds, fruits and flowers are formed by braiding thin silver wire, the back of the bird and the fruit are gold and the bird's eye is covered with blue enamel. Fuwara Mahal is the same music palace with a marble throne in the middle of the Hodge and a garland of lamps in colored glass around the Hodge that pours light from the wooden bar around the Hodge. Above Ramsingh Malam glass vessels brought from Venice. The silver hook rumbled, clattered, tumbled and played music.

A unique range of jeweled paintings, portraits, jewellery

Glass painting has a prominent place in Aina Mahal. An inverted picture is drawn behind paper-thin glass - which appears directly on the front side. The most acclaimed is the glorious collection – embroidery saw embroidery-cobbler stitch is woven with the help of shaded threads on various panels, even kasab kamans. Here is the skol (paat) of Janam Kundlis of Raja Pragamalji II Nasamaya in which the 127 feet long paat is unique. Horoscopes are depicted here in Kamangari style. In other parts, the king, army, horses, elephants appear accurately in various rides. Even an old box camera adorns the palace like this divine creation. As the Indian kings had a craze for European artefacts, there is a vast collection of English, Dutch, French, clocks, glassware, ceramics, mechanical toys, weapons, clothing, furniture etc. Also the jeweled array of paintings, portraits, ornaments is unmatched. The mirror frames are of Rococo and Baroque styles. Here is a collection of edicts of the Mughal emperors, the main gate of the palace has an ivory and gold design to welcome everyone, in 1997 Aina Mahal was converted into 'Madanji Museum'. Active as Curator at Aina Mahal for more than two decades, the multi-faceted personality Mr. Pramodbhai Jethi offers the benefit of his research by welcoming tourists with reciprocating enthusiasm.

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Aina Mahal is an unprecedented combination of foreign art and local arts and crafts