Jaipur is one of the more luxurious cities in the world, offering views of classical and contemporary architecture that speak to the India of the imagination. It is also a lively place with a spectacular nightlife, and a very contemporary sensibility. It has many attractions that can please visitors of all ages. Sight-seeing is truly splendid here, with dizzyingly beautiful old temples and forts, along with fantastic gardens and zoos, and a spectacular world-class shopping scene. There is luxury all around Jaipur, and luxury hotels are, of course, plentiful. Seeing Jaipur from the home base of a luxury hotel is, in fact, a magnificent way to see the city. When luxury meets luxury here, there is an uncanny sense of things suddenly aligning, and the city really begins to make sense.
It is built on the idea of a mandala, and one based in Indian astrology. The basic design of the city, then, is built on cosmic principles, with the intention of putting people here at ease with a fortuitous destiny. You may or may not have any realizations based on this while you’re here, but it’s certainly in the realm of possibilities, and it wouldn’t be the first time. But you will surely have a remarkable time, seeing new and exciting things, as well as relaxing in one of the world’s most beauitful cities. There is a sense of visual splendor, and even excess, all around you, from the clothes to the architecture, and of course in the visual art. You may very well run into some of the work by a member or two of the Choyal family.
The Choyals have some fantastic threads of inspiration running through their collective dna, and they produce some stunning works of art. They work separately and all have their own lively careers, and occasionally they’ll Choyal family works in one space. From PN Choyal‘s work that combines the internal with the external in an inspired fusion that resembles state of Yogic meditation, to Shail Choya’s evocative bold takes on traditional themes, that suggest that tradition is actually a living and breathing thing, with a heartbeat and a breath and an ability to evolve, the family’s works are a splendid display of multiple artistic voices that reflect some of Rajasthan’s multiple realities.
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