page_title: Shekhawati painting
hierarchical_section_title: Shekhawati painting
caption_attribution_description: Original caption: The region of Shekhawati in Rajasthan (India) is famous for its painted houses in a number of towns there. Here, just before modern times arrived, in the 19th and even early 20th century, non-aristrocrats (wealthy and less wealthy trading families) finally let it all hang out and let their houses get painted inside out. This photo is taken in Nawalgarh where we also saw one such painting painted over with a Cola advertisement.Shekhawati painted houses (India)
context_page_description: The region of Shekhawati in Rajasthan is remarkable for its wealth of mural paintings which adorn the walls of many buildings, including havelis.
context_section_description: The region of Shekhawati in Rajasthan is remarkable for its wealth of mural paintings which adorn the walls of many buildings, including havelis.
caption: Painted houses
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