This palace in Orccha, built in the 16th century by King Rudra Pratap, has the most amazing paintings telling the stories of Rama and Krishna.
The Raja Mahal, with some of the original blue tiles still in place
Blue tile detail
Lots of architectural detail
Beautiful balustrade
Corridor of bite arches
Inner courtyard
About the Raja Mahal
Beautiful paintings from 16th century
Beautiful painting from 16th century 2
Dragon
Violent chopping off of limbs
Lots more holiday photos to come!
Choc Chip Uru
November 18, 2012 at 7:54 pm
I love the paintings one of my favourite parts of Indian history 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru