Bagore-ki-Haveli, Mansion museum at Gangori Ghat, Udaipur, India
Bagore-ki-Haveli stands on the waterfront of Lake Pichola at Gangori Ghat. The haveli has 138 rooms, corridors, balconies, courtyards and terraces, with mirror work in the interiors, coloured-glass windows, and two peacocks made from small pieces of coloured glass.
A minister named Amar Chand Badwa built the residence between 1751 and 1778. A ruler named Shakti Singh later added the triple-arched gateway in 1878.
The name comes from the Bagore branch of the Mewar royal family, who held the haveli after Amar Chand Badwa's death. The Queen's Chamber keeps Mewar-style frescoes, and some rooms have coloured-glass windows. Displays of Rajput clan objects include jewellery boxes, dice games, hukkas, pan boxes, nutcrackers, hand fans, rose-water sprinklers and copper vessels.
The location sits on the waterfront and is easily reachable on foot from the city center. Wear sturdy shoes since the floors in the older rooms can be uneven in places.
The haveli holds 138 rooms, and its interiors are covered in fine mirror work. Look for two peacocks assembled from small pieces of coloured glass, and for frescoes in the Mewari style in the chambers of the royal ladies. Display cases hold Rajput clan objects such as hukkas, dice games, pan boxes and rose-water sprinklers.
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