Emblem of the Archaeological Survey of India, featuring the Ashoka lion capital in gold on a deep blue circular field Archaeological Survey of India — Jaipur Circle

News

Raniji Ki Baori, Bundi: A Detailed Documentation

Raniji ki Baori is one of Bundi’s most accomplished stepwells, combining water engineering, royal patronage and finely worked stone architecture. Located in…

Raghunath Temple Frescoes in Devgarh: Colour, Story and Stone

In Rajasthan’s historic landscape, painted temple walls preserve religious ideas, local memory and artistic practice in a form that can be read across…

Conserving the Bhandasar Jain Temple in Bikaner

The Bhandasar Jain Temple is one of Bikaner’s most distinctive historic buildings, combining religious devotion, painted decoration, carved stone and the…

The Excavations at Noh and Rajasthan’s Harappan Heritage

The excavations at Noh, near Bharatpur in eastern Rajasthan, have helped archaeologists trace a long sequence of settlement, craft activity and cultural…

The water systems of Amber Palace

Amber Palace, or Amer Palace, stands above Maota Lake in the Aravalli hills near Jaipur. Its courtyards, gardens, bathing rooms and residential apartments…

The Sariska Palace and the legacy of royal hunting lodges

Set among the dry forests of the Aravalli range in eastern Rajasthan, the Sariska Palace stands as a quiet reminder of a vanished princely life. Built in the…

Reading Kumbhalgarh Through Its Inscriptions

Kumbhalgarh Fort rises through the Aravalli landscape of Rajasthan as a powerful record of Mewar’s political, religious and architectural history. Its walls,…

The Rock-Cut Caves of Dhulev: A Jain Sanctuary in Jhalawar

Hidden in the low sandstone hills south of Jhalawar town, the rock-cut caves of Dhulev form one of Rajasthan's most quietly remarkable Jain sanctuaries.…

Kirti Stambh conservation in Chittor: a structural assessment

The Kirti Stambh, a soaring twelve-storey tower of carved sandstone and marble, rises within the fortified citadel of Chittorgarh in Rajasthan. Erected in the…

Inscribed Victory Pillars of Chittorgarh Fort: Echoes of Rajput Glory

Perched atop a 180-metre hill in southern Rajasthan, Chittorgarh Fort spreads across roughly 700 acres, making it one of the largest fortified complexes in the…