MARKING OF RESIDENTIAL AREAS

It was a male dominated society where women were restricted inside the house. The men performed the outside activities and women took care of all the household matters.

The caste and occupation was organized in the similar pattern and also in the built form. Each dwelling had a balance of the male and female activities. The women folk are unaware of the outside world and men folk are equally unaware of the happening inside the haveli. The management of the food grains, production of various spices, pickles, eatables, and control of the servants were under the female members. All religious activities were carried out in the inside by the female and specific men would participate. This also demarcated the

role of women.

It was a clear-cut demarcation between the activities, thus the workspaces and there was hardly any visible interaction between the two genders. This demanded a segregation of space as we find in terms of minimum of two courtyards.

FIG 11 : POLARITY FIG 12 : HAVELI INSIDE

Cultural , Religious and ritual set-up The owners of most of these Havelis were Hindus belonging to different castes-traders, Brahmins, warriors etc. the rituals for all of them were more or less the same. Most of the rituals were performed around fire- the rituals of birth, marriage, death, festivals etc. The earliest medieval towns of Rajasthan indicate agriculture based society and the fairs and festivals like Holi, Diwali, Gangaur, Basant Panchami, Teej etc. Later on these festivals also became part of the religious rituals associated with various gods and goddesses and each community or caste interpreted them with their local myths. All festivals are related to the phases of moon and life of a man in the medieval times revolved around this time cycle. The Polarity of Nature was also reflected in the social Structure with the sun and moon representing the male and female of the society. Other than climatic suitability, courtyard appropriately served the purpose. The courtyards came alive during extended celebrations of marriage/festival.

The status of family and there stand in political and economical value decided the size of the land plot and the location in the city .

The size and caste of the family decided the type of housing. According to region the style of tying turban, type of moustaches, and type of mojaris tend to change. The language and the previous ruling clan are the two of the strongest determinants for defining perceived space among the people in Rajasthan. It symbolizes generations who articulated their life style that includes architecture, customs, manners, course arts, crafts and music.