Esther's photos with the keyword: chhattris

In combat for eternity

03 Mar 2010 1 175
Carving on a marble cenotaph (chhattris) at Gaitor near Jaipur, India. Located below the ruins of the Nahargarh Fort and surrounded by a non-descript part of town, these amazing structures mark the cremation sites of the Kachhwaha royalty . AIMG_4884

Marble dome

04 Mar 2010 196
Marble dome of a cenotaph at Gaitor near Jaipur, India. Gaitor has been the royal cremation ground of the kings and princes of the ruling clan of Jaipur from Sawai Jai Singh II onwards. The marble memorials (chhattris) mark the places where the Kachhwaha kings were cremated AIMG_4903

Gaitor Memorial

03 Mar 2010 199
Cenotaph (chhattris) at Gaitor near Jaipur, India. Located below the ruins of the Nagargarh Fort and surrounded by a non-descript part of town, these amazing structures mark the cremation sites of the Kachhwaha royalty . Definitely worth a visit. AIMG_4881

In memoriam

04 Mar 2010 252
Cenotaph at Gaitor near Jaipur, India. Gaitor has been the royal cremation ground of the kings and princes of the ruling clan of Jaipur from Sawai Jai Singh II onwards. The marble memorials (chhattris) mark the places where the Kachhwaha kings were cremated AIMG_4887