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The new paint on the buildings is salutary because it distracts from the piles of trash that cover too much of the grounds in the city.
In this capital city our arrival was heralded by a ragtag “drum and bugle corps,” accompanied by a man dressed as a wooden horse. The drum was a version of the Persian dohol, introduced to India in the 15th century, and the bugle resembled another old Persian instrument, the sheypoor of the same era. Together with the musicians’ costumes, their purpose was to take the tourists back to when the Maharajas ruled.
A sumptuous lunch was then served in a magnificent room with balconies and painted walls, presided over by a portrait of a Rajasthani Maharaja.
Our one wish appeared about to be fulfilled soon, after a long drive in the hot sun, as we glanced at the main courtyard where a waiter was holding a tray of cold drinks for us.
The entrance gate displayed a carving of Ganesh (the elephant-trunk God of good luck and prosperity), which is customary so as to wish an auspicious beginning for any occasion.
The staff welcomed us as guests by the customary planting of a red dot with a rice grain in its middle on our forehead.
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