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Frescoes of a Forgotten Facade
The New Indian Express Kottayam
|October 26, 2025
This Nawalgarh haveli is a confluence of Rajasthani architecture and European design
In the ochre lanes of Shekhawati, Rajasthan, the Jaipuriya Haveli in Nawalgarh has been brought back to life as the Vivaana Museum Hotel. Built in 1925 by Seth Anandram Jaipuria, the haveli was almost lost to demolition before heritage conservationist Atul Khanna stepped in.
"The Jaipuriya family had sold it to a builder set to demolish it, but I found it just in time and fell in love with its architecture," he recalls.
This story is from the October 26, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kottayam.
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