JAIPUR
Terraced Mughal-style garden built for a Rajput queen, painted with Radha-Krishna murals — pretty but minor; combine with Ghat ki Guni forts nearby rather than visiting alone.
Built in 1728 by Sawai Jai Singh II for his second queen, Sisodia Rani, a princess of the Sisodia dynasty of Udaipur whose marriage sealed a political alliance between the Rajput houses of Mewar and Amber. The multi-tiered garden, laid out on a hillside about 6 kilometers from the city, blends Mughal char-bagh terracing with Rajput pavilion architecture, its fountains and water channels historically fed by an aqueduct from Sisodia Rani's private supply. Surviving frescoes throughout the garden's pavilions depict the Radha-Krishna love story, reflecting the retreat's original purpose as a secluded residence away from the intrigue of the Jaipur court.
