Artistry in the Junagad Fort, Bikaner

There was so much artistry in the Junagad fort/palace at Bikaner that it truly deserves another post. Every surface, be it the walls, the doors, the ceilings or the floor, was a canvas for the hugely talented artisans who worked with vegetable dyes and gold.

Gold paint and vegetable dyes on marble.

Walls and the door are filled with depictions of bounty

This floor alternates Indian and Italian tiles

Here is the door at the side of the RangMahal depicting folklore in the miniature painting style.

Marble columns frame an elaborately painted door.

Intricately carved wooden doors inset in marble

Bowls of fruit adorn this door. The extensive use of fruit is characteristic of Junagad artistry.

A closeup of the door

Alternate panels of red & brown make this door interesting.

Above the door

But the ceilings really stole the show

A symbolic Sun looks down the ceiling benevolently.