The most common entry point into the state of Rajasthan is that of the
capital city of Jaipur, which, incidentally, completes the third leg of
what is known as the “Golden Triangle,” a popular tourist trail that
also included Delhi and Agra (see my previous two posts for these
locations). Originally planned as a walled-in city with a grid-like
pattern of streets — the City Palace, or the focal point, being located
at the center — the population of the city quickly outgrew its early
1700′s confinement and has since overflowed well outside of the original
Old City design. Additionally, in the late 1800′s, then ruler
Maharaja Ram Singh decreed that entire city be painted a pink hue as a
welcome to the Prince of Wales who was to visit (pink being the
traditional color of welcoming), a legacy which still stands today,
lending Jaipur its nickname: The Pink City.
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