In Mahansar Mahansar & Sona-Chandi ki Dukaan Haveli (about 40 km from Jhunjhunu) stands the famous “Sone-Chandi ki Dukaan” (Gold-Silver Shop) Haveli, whose small shrine-like room has ceilings densely painted with gold-leaf details. Three vaulted panels show scenes from the Ramayan, the incarnations of Vishnu and the life of Krishna, glowing in warm light – a concentrated jewel of Shekhawati painting.
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History & highlights
Mahansar was founded in 1768 by a branch of the Shekhawat family; by the mid-19th century its merchants were commissioning especially rich frescoes, culminating in the 1846 “Sona-Chandi ki Dukaan” room, famous for combining gold leaf with natural pigments. Along with a Raghunath temple and Poddar chhatri, it shows how even relatively small villages in Jhunjhunu district took part in the Shekhawati painted-haveli boom. The haveli has gained new attention as more travellers search beyond Mandawa and Nawalgarh for intact high-quality frescoes.
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