Chhatri
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Chhatri are semi-open, elevated, dome-shaped pavilions used as an element in the varieties of Indian architecture. They are most commonly of square, octagonal, and round shapes.
Chhatris up close at Bada Bagh, Rajasthan
Chhatri set atop each corner of the Hall of Audience in Fatehpur Sikri palace complex.
A 12th-century chatri, Jaisalmir
Bada Bagh at Jaisalmer
Bada Bagh
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Bada Bagh, also called Barabagh is a garden complex located about six kilometers north of Jaisalmer in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Overlooking a mango plantation sits a set of royal chhatri cenotap
Chhatri
…on the northern hill constructed the Suraj Chhatri and Mayuri the second wife of Chhatrasal on the southern hill erected Mordi Ki Chhatri. Jaisalmer – Bada Bagh, a complex with chhatris of Jai Singh II (d. 1743) and subsequent Maharajas of Jaisalmer. Bikaner – Devi Kund near Bikaner is the royal crematorium…
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