This beautiful room was the private sanctuary of the thirty-second Rathore Ruler, Maharaja Takhat Singh. He died in 1873 and was the last to actually live in Mehrangarh…

It was during Takhat Singh’s reign that the British came to dominate India. And in this bedroom, which was also used to entertain, we see evidence of their arrival…The Christmas balls hanging from the wooden rafters are a wonderfully fitting variation to traditionally mirrored Indian ceilings!

Unrelated images cover every inch of the walls. Paintings of European women mingle with traditional love stories, Hindu Gods and Goddesses… Even the floor is painted…
On hot breezeless nights an attendant, the ubiquitous ‘Punkah-Wallah’ pulled the hand-drawn fan above the bed…Takhat Singh slept well…With British assistance his was a time of unprecedented peace and prosperity…