India impressions, with some notes of Ceylon during a winter tour, 1906-7 [microform] . -,and embroideries. At Udaipur they offered alsonative pictures, painted in tempera, somewhat crudebut distinctly decorative, and complete with painted CHITORGARH AND UDAIPUR 85 borders or frames. They represented elephants,tigers, maharajahs sabring wild swine, and such-like, painted in profile in frank flat colours, the. RAJPUTS AND THEIR RARITIES. (UDAIPUR) animals singularly faithful in silhouette to dealing with these travelling traders, bargainingis, of course, expected, and usually they are
India impressions, with some notes of Ceylon during a winter tour, 1906-7 [microform] . -,and embroideries. At Udaipur they offered alsonative pictures, painted in tempera, somewhat crudebut distinctly decorative, and complete with painted CHITORGARH AND UDAIPUR 85 borders or frames. They represented elephants,tigers, maharajahs sabring wild swine, and such-like, painted in profile in frank flat colours, the. RAJPUTS AND THEIR RARITIES. (UDAIPUR) animals singularly faithful in silhouette to dealing with these travelling traders, bargainingis, of course, expected, and usually they are willingto accept about half the price originally asked. An impressive sight at Udaipur is the place oftombs, or the burning-place, which is a beautifulgarden surrounded by a high wall, full of magnificentdomed tombs and cenotaphs. This is the placewhere the Kings of Udaipur, since it became the 86 INDIA IMPRESSIONS capital of Rajpootana, have been buried, or rathercremated, with their wives. The city of Udaipur—a glimpse of which, with its crenellated walls andthe huge pile of the Maharajahs palace rising abovethe trees, is seen from the hotel—is entered, after ashort drive through a fine double gateway. A hugeold mango tree grows over the street just is a white town ; the streets are verypicturesque, having arcaded bazaars and prettyfantastic balconies here and there, and the nati
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