Under the fifty fourth series of its online exhibition by Indira Gandhi Rashtriya ManavSangrahalaya, on Thursday the Paliwal House, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan from Desert Village open air exhibition of Manav Sangrahalaya has been presented online with its basic information and photographs and videos.
About this exhibition, Praveen Kumar Mishra, Director, IGRMS said that – A community of Adi-Gond Brahmins who had been living in Paliwal district for a long time came to be known as Paliwal. In the 13th century, they left this place and moved towards the interior region of Jaisalmer. Here the group established 84 villages which were known as "Khera". These villages were having beautiful examples of architecture. Jaisalmer is a beautiful city showcasing grandeur of yellow stone carvings. It is known as Swarnanagarni because of all the grand and attractive architectural structures built with yellow stones.
About the Paliwal House Ashok Kumar Sharma, Assistant Keeper told that – Paliwal style housing is an indicator of home splendour. Here the wealthy people like to make a comfortable living with their favourite things. The front of each house has an open terrace and a balcony (covered window) with a narrow entrance. Mole a large rectangular chamber in the middle, opens inwards and closes from the wall on all sides.
The same plan is repeated in the upper floor. The roof is made by parallel wooden log joined together in a row, which gives strength to the heavy beam of the wood. Which is made a soil-resistant water barrier. The house also has two underground chambers which are used as rest rooms. In addition to the decoration on the front of the house and on the wood, the intricately printed forged perforations on the stone have been characteristic of the Paliwal houses.