Meanwhile, it had stated raining. And weather became really nice..We decided
to have some tea and spicy veg cutlets. The outside view of Bissau palace has
quite an interesting view. On the left, there is an ancient Hanuman temple, the
auspicious orange flag flying high in the breezy weather. The entrance to the
palace is magnificent with traditional architecture in pale yellow and white
colors, symmetric, elaborately carved designs.The middle courtyard is made
with black and white square stones; walls all around are adorned with many
coloured, black and whites photographs of royals.
We noticed complete absence of lizards, mosquitoes, insects..We asked the
staff of the palace about it. “The colours on the walls are made with the
vegetable dyes and threes is a special kind of poison mixed in that paint which
keeps the mosquitoes family thousand feet’s away”, said one old worker from
the palace.
Feeling proud of our heritage, wisdom of our ancestors, we continued asking
the royal prince more questions.
Heritage tourism, innovations and strategies…
Yes, there are several Shekhawati havelies (small palaces) with unique
characteristics of Rajasthan architecture. They are our heritage but sadly their
pillars, carvings are broken and in shambles. We accept that we come from an
influential class which boasts of its royal lineage but don’t you think we have
sacrificed also so much? We ran smooth administration, people were happy
and justified. We also faced many leadership issues and preserved our lineage,
heritage. We have sacrificed also to maintain our leaderships, our country, our
estates. We have also lost so many lives in order to win many battles against
enemies of country.
BISSAU PALACE
HOTEL
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