The Prince of Wales came to visit Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, in 1867. In order to show their hospitality, the city was painted pink (pink being the colour in Rajput culture to express hospitality), hence Jaipurs surname: the pink city. Not only the remnants of the old city parts give a colourful impression. In Jaipur, many tribal people dress up in their traditional costumes and sell bangles and other handicrafts at one of the many street markets. These markets are especially concentred in the older area of the city that is enclosed within a long wall (at least within what is left of it) with seven gates.

The jewellery markets are good places to spend your time and money. The Iswari Minar Swarga Sul minaret and the city palace are both interesting historical sights and landmarks. Both the Jantar Mantar (observatory) and the central museum will keep you from the citys hustle and bustle for quite some time.

However, the main reason why Jaipur is famous is because of its Hawa Mahal, or Palace of the Winds. Although you might expect it to be a bit more impressive, it sure makes a strange impression to see this red sand-stone palace amidst all Jaipurs recent hustle and bustle. The story goes that the ladies of Singhs harem where not allowed to go outside, but that they were allowed to look outside without being spotted by the ordinary people. Hence they all got their own window and in case youre wondering, dont start counting. There are 953 of those little windows that served as a gateway to a little glimpse of city life and, probably, freedom.

Agra
Ahmedabad
Ahmednagar
Ajmer
Alappuzha
Aligarh
Alwar
Ambala
amboli
Amritsar
Andaman and nicobar islands
Anjuna
Aurangabad
Bangalore
Barot
Berhampur
Bhagsunag
Bhattarika
Bhavnagar
Bhopal
Bhubaneswar
Bhuj
Bijapur
Bikaner
Bir Billing
Bodh gaya
Bombay
Calangute
Calcutta
Calcutta
Candolim
Chaggu/Tsomgo Lake
Chandaneshwar
Chandigarh
Chandikol
Chennai
Chilika
Chinmaya
Chittoor
Chittorgarh
Choudwar
Churachandpur
Colva
Cuddapah
Cuttack
Dalhousie
Damoh
Darjeeling
Deev
Delhi
Dharamsala
Digha
Dombivli
Eluru
Gandhidham
Gangtok
Gurgaon
Gurgaon
Guwahati
Hadapsar
Hampi
Haridwar
Hoshangabad
Hyderabad
Imphal
Itanagar
Jagtial
Jaipur
Jaisalmer
Jajpur
Jalgaon
Jammu
Jodhpur
Joginder Nagar
Junput
Kandla
Kangra
Karimnagar
Kavaratti
Kaziranga
Kendrapara
Khajjiar
Khajuraho
Khammam
Khodad
Khongjom
Kochi
Kodaikanal
Kolhapur
Kollam
Konark
Konkan Coast
Kothagudem
Kottayam
Kovalam
Kozhikode
Kullu
Kurnool
Leh
Lonavala
Lucknow
Ludhiana
Mahabaleshwar
Mahabalipuram
Manali
Mandi
Manikaran
Mannargudi
Mao
Mapusa
Margao
Matheran
Mcleodganj
Mizoram
Modhera
Moirang
morbi
Mt Abu
Mumbai
Mundakayam
Munnar
Mysore
Nagaland
Nagpur
Nalgonda
Naraj
Nashik
Nawanshahr
Nelakondapalli
Nellore
Niali
Old Goa
Ooty
Ottapalam
Palakkad
Palampur
Palolim
Paloncha
Pampady
Panaji
Panchgani
Panpur
Paradeep
Pathankot
Patnitop
Payyanur
Pelling
Periyar
Pondicherry
Pong Dam Lake Ramsar Sanctuary
Pongdam
Puri
Pushkar
Raipur
Rajsamand
Ratnagiri-Lalitgiri
Rourkela
Sambalpur
Sanchi
Sariska National Park
Sathupalli
Shankarpur
Shimla
Shirdi
Siolim
Sirpur
Sriganganagar
Srikakulam
Srinagar
Sujanpur
Surat
Tapola
Tawang
Tekkali
Tellicherry
Tengnoupal
Thanjavur
Thiruvananthapuram
Tiracol
Tiruparankundram
Tripura
Triund
Udaipur
Udayagiri
Udham Singh Naga
Ukhrul
Ulhasnagar
Vadodara
Vaijapur
Vaishnodevi
Varanasi
Varkala
Vijayanagaram
Visakhapatnam
Warangal
West Godavari