About Jaipur
Jaipur is popularly known as the Pink City, thanks to the colour of the buildings in the city. The city, built in 1727 A.D by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, followed a grid system, which made it the only planned city of its time. A young Bengali architect Vidhyadhar Bhattacharya designed the city in accordance with Shilp Shastra - an ancient Hindu treatise on architecture. The city, spread over 64.75 sq. km., lies at an altitude of 431 meters. The area of the Pink City alone is 9.8 sq. km
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Food
The locals love appetizers and savoury items, along with their food. Appetizers like Dal-Baati-Churmaa and various types of Chaats are easily available. Savouries like samosas, kachoris, mirchi bada and Golgappas are consumed in abundance and washed down with chilled Lassi (buttermilk) or Sharbat. Mishri Mawa and Ghevar are the two of the typical sweet meats available here.
Culture
Residents of Jaipur love the outdoors. They go for picnics to the surrounding hills and valleys, especially in the rainy season. Cinema remains another major form of entertainment for the locals. One of the cinema theatres, RajMandir, has even become a tourist attraction. Hindi, Rajasthani and English are the languages commonly spoken here.
A saying about this ‘city of fairs and festivals’ is that it celebrates 9 festivals in any 7 days. Makar Sakranti, the festival of kites is celebrated on January 14. On this day, the sky of Pink City is filled with colourful kites. Gangaur, the festival of women, dedicated to Goddess Gauri, falls in March-April. Teej another festival exclusively for women is celebrated during July-August, and dedicated to Goddess Parvati. Diwali, the festival of light, celebrated during October-November, finds the entire city dotted with sparklers, firecrackers and diyas. The Elephant Festival, celebrated in March, includes an elephant procession; Elephant polo matches, playing Holi on elephants and many other interesting rituals. These are just a few of the endless list of festivals celebrated in the city.
Spices
Cardamom, Chilly, Clove, Garlic, Ginger, Pepper and Turmeric are available in these areas.
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