PATWAO KI HAVELI ENTRANCE

Havelis were generally developed by the Rajput Thakurs and land owners who built to differentiate their dwellings from the common man and to associate their power to the rulers. The haveli as a meaning will have a different meaning for different caste and profession. Majority of the havelis belonged to the Marwari‘s (trader class), Rajput‘s, Brahmins in jaisalmer.

The havelis in and around Jaisalmer Fort (also known as the Golden Fort), situated in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, of which the three most impressive are • Patwon Ki Haveli • Salim Singh Ki Haveli • Nathmal-Ki Haveli, deserve special mention.

These were the elaborate homes of Jaisalmer's rich merchants. The ostentatious carvings, etched in sandstone with great detail and then painstakingly pieced together in lavish patterns, were commissioned to put on show the owner's status and wealth. Around Jaisalmer, they are typically carved from yellow sandstone. They are often characterized by wall paintings, frescoes, jharokhas (balconies) and archways The Patwon Ji ki Haveli was the first erected in Jaisalmer. It is not a single haveli but a cluster of five small havelis. The first in the row is the most popular, and is also known as Kothari's Patwa Haveli.