Why is Hawa Mahal Jaisamand famous? It contains information about the Hawa Mahal built by Maharana Jai Singh on a hill near Jaisamand Lake.
Do you know that apart from the world famous Hawa Mahal of Jaipur, there is another Hawa Mahal or Wind Palace in Rajasthan? This Hawa Mahal is built by humans on a hill on the banks of Asia's second largest freshwater lake and is even older than the Hawa Mahal of Jaipur.
Due to dense greenery and being on a hill on the banks of the lake, cold air enters this palace very fast, hence it is called Hawa Mahal. The king and the people of the royal family used to come here in summer.
This palace was built by Maharana Jai Singh in the late 17th century along with the construction of Jaisamand Lake.
At that time the name of this palace was Jaimandir which was also known as Toran. Over time its name changed to Hawa Mahal.
The purpose of building this palace was to enjoy the beauty of Jaisamand lake from the top of the mountain and to keep the memory of its construction fresh.
According to a legend, it is also believed that this palace was built by Maharana Jai Singh to reward one of his horsemen. Actually, this horseman had accepted the challenge of Maharana and crossed a valley by jumping.
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Ramesh Sharma {M Pharm, MSc (Computer Science), PGDCA, MA (History), CHMS}
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