Romance of India, 1941

f a glamorous City res splended in the sun gold and color jewels that God showers upon Northern India a land of palaces that Sparkles like a diadem star in a travel Cate of fabulous wonders here is fascinating inspiration for the painter who dressed in gorgeous rayment labors to reproduce the Splendor spread before him by the master office of all the ages it is Small Wonder that Columbus sailed unknown seas and world powers have W for centuries under the spell of India for here Fortune Smiles with Earth's most radiant riches renowned in a city of lordly Elegance is the wad Mahal a picture Palace with its flower Bowers in Hanging Gardens and with princely Traditions the architecture is a study of a rare enchanting design brought in ornate granite and carved marble in the olden days a palace was a fort wad Mahal has strong locks as well as sturdy walls opening its gate as a ceremony requiring the operation of a queer lock made many centuries ago the grandios Palace of the mahara decorated in a seemingly vast EMB embroidery of marble walls rounded balconies from which the owner of the castle looks down on Life Below besek his patient invalidism which has won for him the deepest love of his people the proud princely peacock Insignia of his Royal House dancing girls in silks of entrancing colors provide A Feast for the eyes of the Maharaja and his re as the performers swing and sway in mix circles to the strains of lively music peeping eyes and a flashing smile are joyful enchantments and jewels of while oh beautiful woman you're never more sweet than when turned to a poem with the Lil of your feet never more enticing the smile in your face than when you are dancing with rolicking grace for the music of motion is a joy lived apart when the soul is INF tumed with the song of the heart edge of lake pichola in front of the palace a community pool that dis enses water for thousands this artificial Lake of clear cool depths is an enormous public benefaction and a social Center for thousands as well the water system of this city does not run through the streets it walks women deliver it by foot power and well balanced headwork situated on Lake pichola jenda Castle presents another Monumental Delight in the realm of palaces these water palaces are Oasis in a dry section where thousands would suffer intensely without them a show place that attracts many from all over the world for there is no more beautiful estate than the garden glorified White marble jagas Palace a gleaming Cameo set in an island paradise Jaipur the pink City one of the wonders of the world because its buildings are ConEd entirely of elegant pink marble through sangary gate a pictures stream of Oriental life flows into the pink Metropolis where princely magnificence dazzles the eyes against the squalor of the throng to the ocidental even the poor in Jaipur are fascinating like their freely wandering sacred cows they have a look of calm that contrasts sharply with worried Western faces while many meet at the public bamboo Water Station built on silt there's peace among those who hold water in John here many Serene Souls abide by the Indian philosophy of content which says I have what I want because I want nothing in jaipur's Market however many get what they want and want plenty because they are sacred to the populace ghosts meander about the marketplace as free as air also Sanctified by the theory that human Souls return to Earth as animals monkeys Cort about Jaipur and like delegates at a big convention thoroughly enjoy the freedom of the city just beyond the marketplace of Jaipur stands the imposing wind Palace a glorious show place here also the cherished monkeys live high among Regal surroundings in the pink City a maharaj's royal palace in Skyland everywhere the eye wanders is Oriental charm overlooking a rare scene of scientific interest for at the foot of the Palaces jaipur's astronomical Observatory the most unique spot in Asia a curious world famous institution wherein Scholars for centuries have studied the planets and learned the ways of the wind and the rain of the monsoon and the typhoon the tides involv anic Fury huge dials that record the time out of Eternity that is life and the ages that man has moved up to Sublime Heights of civilization these monster instruments are the basic clocks of the world that have measured the march of thousands of years or what a wealth of knowledge has man observed through this marvelous mirror of the heavens the second entrance of Jaipur the chanol gate marks the extremity of a city of magic that one Treasures like an unforgettable dream jamama musjid mosque the great Mosque of Delhi is one of the largest buildings in the world its front C 250 ft square is surrounded by a Closter and approached by a magnificent flight of stone steps worshippers leave their slippers outside as they enter the holy place which was erected in 1650 in front of the steps each Friday the faithful bow in prayers to Allah and dip into a large pool for religious bathing the great mosque is just south of chany chalk better known as Silver Street once called the richest Street in the world its domes of glittering white marble rise from a roof with two tall minettes in the front Corners nearly half of delhi's 300,000 inhabitants are mohammadans and their deep fervor at the sacred pool indicates the underlying spiritual beauty that enhances the mystical Romance of India