VIEWING GALLERY

The exquisite carvings done on sandstone show a stylistic similarity to details in wood carvings. It can probably be due to near visual resemblance of the golden sandstone with wood and an urge of the rich merchants to imitate rich wood carving patterns from facades of Havelis in Gujarat in their own local materials. Golden sandstone to give their works a long lasting identity.

This suggests a major influence of strongly linked culture relating to the art of wood carving.

Jalis ,overhangs and parapet were carved out of yellow stone this showed the equisite detail work , and richness of family and also demarcated the status of

symbol in the area.

Also the jalis were carved at 45 degree angle so as to maintain privacy of women inside the house.

FIG 46: JALI CARVING OUT OF STONE FIG 47: BRACKETS OF BROCADE FIG 48: PARAPET

• ELEMENTS OF VERTICAL DEMARCATION

The ceilings and pillars are exquisitely carved. The lotus petal carvings indicated the status of family. There were two type of column in the haveli , outer column was exquisitely carved to show the symbol and status of the haveli , the carvings were influenced from mughal shaili

FIG 49 : COLUMN DETAIL (REFERENCE: DOCUMENTATION OF JAISALMER BY GC. PATEL INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE) FIG 50: COLUMN ENCARVINGS OF PATWA INDICATING MUGHAL INFLUENCE

FIG 51 : COLUMN DETAIL (REFERENCE: DOCUMENTATION OF JAISALMER BY GC. PATEL INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE)