The Blue City

The Blue City originally flagging up the high-caste Brahmin residing in those walls but that blue hue apparently keeps bugs at bay too, very handy.

The Meherangarh Fort dominates the scene and takes a couple of hours to digest the accompanying audio guide. Well worth the Rupes. The clever double-whammy of the right angled fort entrance to stop those pesky elephants charging and seizing control is then followed by the hand prints of Maharaja Man Singh's widows who committed sati (widows sacrificing their lives on their husband's funeral pyre),including a few maids and mistresses. Some of the hand prints are so tiny, much smaller than my bean hands.