If the chhatri is an icon of funeral ceremonies in India, the havelis are the counterpoint, being huge mansions popularized during the Mughal empire in countries like Pakistan, Nepal or India , especially in the state of Rajasthan. Embraced by Lake Pichola, Bagore Ki is the most important haveli in Udaipur , with up to one hundred rooms dotted with colored glass lights and around a ritual courtyard (or chowk ) where kings and queens once worshiped the tulsi, a sacred plant.
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