The Umaid Bhawan Palace at Jodhpur, India's last great Palace, was constructed between 1929 and 1944. The Palace was originally envisaged as a drought relief measure and the intention was to provide employment to over 3000 people afflicted by consecutive years of drought. Constructed in what can loosely be described as the Indo-Art-Deco style, this magnificent edifice with 347 rooms was the world's largest private residence when it opened its doors as a royal residence in 194

Mark Twain decía que la “India es la tierra que todos los hombres desean ver, y después de verla una vez, aunque la hayan solo vislumbrado, no darían ese vislumbrar por todo los espectáculos de todo el mundo combinado." La India es país de mil naciones, mil religiones y dos millones de dioses. Es un lugar del cual uno se enamora y quiere volver una y otra vez. Y el Rajasthan en particular es una tierra de majestuosas fortalezas y palacios suntuosos. Se dice que hay más histor