Khetri Mahal- JHUNJHUNU

It is very nice fort in shekhawati area, 2nd hawa mahal of Rajasthan

Khetri Mahal is located behind a series of lanes. It is a paragon of Shekhawati art and architecture. It is primarily known for its fine paintings and murals mainly supporting the Raghunath temple and Bhopalgarh fort. The palace is remarkable among buildings of its region because of the flow of wind through its open portals rather than stopped windows or doors.

Wherever structurally possible, the walls have been pierced with arched openings. The levels of the Palace are combined through a series of ramps, installed to facilitate the movement of horseback guests toward the terrace, which gives commanding views.

It is fine art and architecturly designed very well and located in shekhawati region. It is known as wind palace also. Mainly it's built in 1770 grandson of sardul Singh named of Bhopal singh. It's good place for visiting and for cultural activity. It is famous place of Jhunjhunu city and Jhunjhunu district.

It's a nice & historical place..

Beautiful fort 😍😍

This could be a heritage palace , but the matter is subjudice in Supreme Court of India.
Originally the palace was built in 1750, and the last heir to throne died in 1987,he was having no children. And he transferred a his property to a trust and now the trust is fighting for ownership rights.
The palace was vacated in 1952 completely.And since then due to no care taken, the buildings are littered and in bad condition.

Very wonderful place for trip

Nice place to visit,if you are in jhunjhunu then surely visit to this place.......awesome architecture with a feeling of ancient kingdom. Its a place where you can find a corridor,halls for confrences, balconies and great stonework.....fantastic place to visit except the maintainence issues,no one is taking care of this great monument and peoples are just destroying it otherwise its a great place....

It is Nice Palace but because of Government it is in darkness. It wants take care but because of Currupt and Selfish Politicians it is not possible.
If Government not do Take Care of this Beautiful Heritage Palace, One day it will destroyed.

Khetri Mahal is located behind a series of lanes. It is considered to be one of the perfect examples of Shekhawati art and architecture. It is primarily known for its exquisite arrays of paintings and murals mainly supporting the Raghunath temple and Bhopalgarh fort. The uniqueness lies in the continuous flow of wind which invariably makes this structure stand apart from many other such buildings. Pillars have replaced the giant wall structures where ever possible in order to maintain the steady flow of gusting wind in the palace. One can notice the long ramp leading to the vast terrace of the Mahal from the entrance.
This was specifically designed to provide ease to Rajputs in riding their horses. In fact the various levels of the Palace are combined with terrace through a series of such ramps. Another objective of these ramps was to provide high enough platform for ‘Thakurs’ to gaze down at their subjects without much effort. The view from the rooftop is particularly worth observing.
You can also discover two small alcoves with the fragments of lost era paintings in the private chamber of Thakurs. Most of these paintings were in natural earth pigments. Inside of Khetri Mahal, one can explore huge graceful halls with intricately designed arches and pillars. The most amazing discovery you can make in Khetri Mahal is that it has no doors or windows quite unlike other Mahals.
Most of the rooms instead are connected through each other by a well designed series of arches and columns. These arches and columns provide a beautiful symmetrical view to the Palace. The age old lime plaster has been left to its own glory and has a rosy shine in it.
Though Khetri Mahal no doubt is one of the rare and unique structures of the Shekhawati era, but the forlorn state of this building is an unfortunate reality. The Palace state as of now certainly requires some immediate attention from the authorities. Such architecture is rare and soon fading, the upkeep and preservation of these unique structure and murals can surely be a huge boost to our Indian tourism and culture.

Khetri Mahal (Hindi: खेतड़ी महल ), also known as the Wind Palace, is a classic example of palace architecture in the state of Jhunjhunu. It is now a ruin, attracting tourists and locals alike.

Khetri Mahal was constructed by Bhopal Singh around 1770. Bhopal Singh was the grandson of Sardul Singh. Maharaja Sawai Partap Singh of Jaipur built his Hawa Mahal, also known as the Wind Palace, on the model of the Khetri Mahal, in 1799. Khetri in itself was considered to be the second wealthiest ‘Thikana’ under Jaipur.
Khetri Mahal is located behind a series of lanes. It is a paragon of Shekhawati art and architecture. It is primarily known for its fine paintings and murals mainly supporting the Raghunath temple and Bhopalgarh fort. The palace is remarkable among buildings of its region because of the flow of wind through its open portals rather than stopped windows or doors. Wind Palace Architecture of Mahal

Wherever structurally possible, the walls have been pierced with arched openings. The levels of the Palace are combined through a series of ramps, installed to facilitate the movement of horseback guests toward the terrace, which gives commanding views.

Two small alcoves contain fragments of older paintings in the private chamber of Thakurs. Most of these paintings were executed in natural earth pigments. The interior rooms are open and colonnaded, the columns often surmounted with openwork and curved arches.

Khetri Mahal

Address: Bada Mohalla, Kajiwada Mohalla, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan 333001

Khetri Mahal was built by Khetri's RAJA BHOPAL SINGH IN late 18th century for their Summer Rest. The building is nice combination of Architecture of HAWAMAHALof Jaipur & BHUL-BHULAIYAof Lucknow. Now this building is not in a good condition. Proper renovation and maintainance needed.

Now in 2018 ,After renovation, This building is worth watching.

Nice palace 👌👌

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Khetri Mahal is one of the most beautiful and finest architecture of Jhunjhunu . It is also known as Hawa Mahal of Jhunjhunu.Khetri Mahal is located behind a series of lanes. It is considered one of the reliable examples of Shekhawati art and architecture.

The best place in my city which is on named as khatri Mahal ,the structure is best when we go through the place , the ancient art is the best one which we can see their❤

Old architecture is good
Nice building
Nice heritage building
Good place to explore

Sawami Vivekanand ji arrived here after 1893 sichago conference
Khetei city is established by hindustan copper limited

Very good and amazing historical place.

Old is gold such a nice palace in jhunjnu Rajasthan

It is wonderful . It's shows the history of Rajasthan .
And it tells about culture and traditional things