Winding up a hill to arrive at Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, you’d be forgiven for imagining yourself displaced to a 1930s English countryside manor. The imposing building presents luxury on a grand ...

Guests are greeted with a very low-key welcome. Horses lead you in, music blares, traditional dancers descend the stairwell and you’re adorned with flower necklaces. The 347-room palace was built with ...

Nikkhil Advani originally wanted to shoot Freedom At Midnight at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The opportunity to work on a series that narrates the turbulent division of a united India and the conversations ...

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Having moved at warp speed throughout the entirety of their relationship, we’ve already arrived at the point of ogling Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas‘s over-the-top wedding venue: the Taj Umaid Bhawan ...

Named after Maharaja Umaid Singh, the golden-yellow sandstone monument was completed in 1943, and serves as the principal residence of the Jodhpur royal family. 64 rooms and suites out of Umaid Bhawan ...

There’s nothing like the royal touch for bringing in tourists – or for providing the glitz needed to be named number one. It certainly hasn’t hurt the Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodphur, India, listed by ...