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Shekhawati Haveli, Shekhawat, Rajasthan (17th – 20th Century)**

Artist/Designer:

Project Location: India

Figure 1: Exterior elevation of the Nadine Haveli in Fatehpur ( Source | Accessed : March 6, 2020 | Photographer: Vibha Ravi )
Figure 2: Aerial view of the Radhika Haveli in Mandawa ( Source | Accessed : March 6, 2020 | Photographer: Vibha Ravi )
Figure 3: The first courtyard of Nadine Haveli in Fatehpur, now being used as a modern day lounge ( Source | Accessed : March 6, 2020 | Photographer: Vibha Ravi )
Figure 4: Windows and frescos of Nadine Haveli in Fatehpur ( Source | Accessed : March 6, 2020 | Photographer: Unknown )
Figure 5: The beautifully painted exterior of Poddar Haveli in Shekhawat ( Source | Accessed : March 6, 2020 | Photographer: Unknown )
Figure 6: (left ) Saraf Haveli in Mandawa. (right) Nadine Haveli in Fatehpur ( Source | Accessed : March 6, 2020 | Photographer: Unknown )
Figure 7: A panoramic view of a haveli in Churu, Shekhawat ( Source | Accessed : March 6, 2020 | Photographer: Unknown )
Figure 8: Front door of the magnificent Poddar Haveli in Ramgarh ( Source | Accessed : March 6, 2020 | Photographer: Unknown )
Figure 9: (left) Art Deco style architecture interspersed with Traditional fresco paintings in a Haveli in Churu. (right) Fresco's of the same haveli ( Source | Accessed : March 6, 2020 | Photographer: Unknown )
Figure 10: Antique doorways flanked by peeling frescoes ( Source | Accessed : March 6, 2020 | Photographer: Unknown )
Figure 11: Art deco style arches with indian freso painting in a Haveli in Churu ( Source | Accessed : March 6, 2020 | Photographer: Unknown )

Style/Period(s):
Art Deco

Primary Material(s):
Fresco

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Quirky Wanderer Blog | Accessed : March 6, 2020
Haveli Wikipedia Page | Accessed : October 27, 2020
India.com Article | Accessed : October 27, 2020
Havelis Video | Accessed : October 27, 2020
7 Wonders of India | Accessed : October 27, 2020
Swaha Vlog | Accessed : October 27, 2020
Tourism Page | Accessed : October 27, 2020
Regional Wikipedia Page | Accessed : October 27, 2020

Significant Date(s):
19th Century, 1800

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:
Beattie, Martin. "Hybrid Bazaar Space: Colonialization, Globalization, and Traditional Space in Barabazaar, Calcutta, India." Journal of Architectural Education (1984-) 61, no. 3 (2008): 45-55.

Rudolph, Susanne Hoeber, Lloyd I. Rudolph, and Mohan Singh. "A Bureaucratic Lineage in Princely India: Elite Formation and Conflict in a Patrimonial System." The Journal of Asian Studies 34, no. 3 (1975): 717-53.

Singh, Vinod Kumar. "A SURVEY OF THE STEPWELLS IN SHEKHAWATI REGION." Proceedings of the Indian History Congress 65 (2004): 1159-165.

Topsfield, Andrew. "Court Painting at Udaipur: Art under the Patronage of the Maharanas of Mewar." Artibus Asiae. Supplementum 44 (2002): 3-327.


Building Address: MOTI MAHAL CHAUPAR, SHAHPURA, Shahpura, Rajasthan 303103, India

Significant Dates: 17th to 19th centuries

Supporting Staff/ Designers:


Tags: India, Architecture, Interiors, 19th Century, 1800, Painting, Art Deco, Fresco, Shekhawati Haveli, Moroccan, Color, Rajasthan,


The term Haveli translated means " closed space " in Persian. Shekhawat is an area in Rajasthan and Shekhawati Haveli's are all the Haveli's within that region. The frescos of this region reflect the cultural sensibilities of the traders and rulers. They were designed to impress. The Shekhawati Haveli is an umbrella for all the Haveli's having the same fresco like appeal within this region. I found this particularly interesting as this is one of the projects that has oodles of color and very intricate fresco painting which gives it an almost Moroccan or completely different appeal as compared to other Indian monuments and spaces. These structures were inspired by palaces & king's abodes, but they were made in a manner of localized grandeur for laymen through the intricacy of wall murals and fresco.

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