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A cluster of
forts, havelis, and baolis-these words best introduce Dundlod,
a small village situated in the heart of the Shekhawati region
of Rajasthan. Visiting this village is like visiting an
open-air art gallery that has not changed much since the time
it was built. The fort of Dundlod is an embodiment of the
cultural amalgamation of the Rajputana and Mughal Schools of
Art and Architecture. Its motif of flowers and foliage,
minarets, mythological paintings, archaic furniture, wall
hangings of arrows and shields have remained unchanged since
ages. Staying in Dundlod Fort is almost like living through
the days of James Tod who once described the splendors of
Rajasthan. On every dawn the first ray of the sun falls over
the fort as an eternal blessing to this land of mystique and
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