Hawa Mahal

Hawa Mahal (English translation: "Palace of Winds" or "Palace of the Breeze") is a palace in Jaipur, India, so named because it was essentially a high screen wall built so the women of the royal household could observe street festivals while unseen from the outside. Constructed of red and pink sandstone, the palace sits on the edge of the City Palace, and extends to the zenana, or women's chambers.

History

The structure was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh. It was designed by Lal Chand Ustad in the form of the crown of Krishna, the Hindu god. Its unique five-storey exterior is akin to the honeycomb of a beehive with its 953 small windows called jharokhas decorated with intricate latticework. The original intention of the lattice was to allow royal ladies to observe everyday life in the street below without being seen, since they had to obey strict "purdah" (face cover). The lattice also allows cool air from the Venturi effect (doctor breeze) through the intricate pattern, air conditioning the whole area during the high temperatures in summers.

Hawa Mahal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Hawa Mahal Vidhan Sabha Constituency is one of the 200 seats of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. It comes under Jaipur district.

Member of Legislative Assembly

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http://www.elections.in/rajasthan/assembly-constituencies/hawamahal.html

Hawa Mahal (radio program)

Hawa Mahal (Hindi: हवा महल, translation: "Palace of Winds" or “Palace of Breezes”) is a popular nightly radio show in India broadcast on the Vividh Bharati service. It has a skit-format, where stories from various writers were dramatized into plays. Along with some other shows like Modi ke matwale rahi, Hawa Mahal was one of the few programs that was suitable for spot advertising on Indian radio, which often led to commercial spots on the program being in high-demand and sold-out six-months in advance.

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