Nawalgarh Painted Havelis
Merchant houses frescoed inside and out in the nineteenth century, a whole town of them slowly fading.
- Where
- Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 27.8500, 75.2700
Get the Nawalgarh Painted Havelis stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Nawalgarh Painted Havelis. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Rajasthan volume with your photos and a note.
Near Nawalgarh Painted Havelis
Mandawa 26 km
Painted havelis on every street in the Shekhawati.
Fatehpur Shekhawati 34 km
Frescoes a French artist spent her life restoring.
Harshnath Temple 40 km
A tenth century Shiva temple on a hill near Sikar, broken up by Aurangzeb's men and still worth the climb.
Khatushyamji 55 km
A Shyam temple in Sikar that draws lakhs in Phalgun, the deity being Barbarika of the Mahabharata.
Dhosi Hill 78 km
An extinct volcano in the Aravallis where Chyavana is said to have made the first chyawanprash.
Tal Chhapar Sanctuary 82 km
A flat saline grassland where blackbuck run in hundreds and harriers roost through the winter.
Sambhar Salt Lake 103 km
The largest inland salt lake in India, worked since the sixth century and pink with flamingoes in winter.
Sambhar Lake Town 105 km
Salt pans, flamingos and a narrow gauge line.
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Questions
Where is Nawalgarh Painted Havelis?
Nawalgarh Painted Havelis is in Nawalgarh, Rajasthan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mandawa (26 km), Fatehpur Shekhawati (34 km), Harshnath Temple (40 km).
How do I get the Nawalgarh Painted Havelis stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Nawalgarh Painted Havelis and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Rajasthan volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Nawalgarh Painted Havelis before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Rajasthan volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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