Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan state and has a
population of over 2,5 million. It's also known as the Pink City-it was all was
painted in pink colour to welcome Prince Albert, the consort of queen Victoria of
England who visited India in 1883.
Jaipur is as remarkable for its marvellous architecture and town planning. It is
the only city in the world which is divided into nine rectangular sectors
symbolizing nine divisions of universe in accordance with ‘shilpa shastra’-epochal
treatise of Hindu architecture.
