Shekhawati – a township with havelis, have worked of art painted on them. A colourful fantasy, popularly called ‘Open air art gallery’. Shekhawati means – the land of Shekha’s Clan, derived this name from Rao Shekha (1433-1488 A.D.) a scion of the Kachchhwaha family of Amber. Earlier a part of Jaipur state and now comprises the district of Jhunjhunu and Sikar. Initially Shekhawati was a blank monochromatic region, but it blossomed into a colourful profusion of art and life over two centuries from 1750 to 1930 A.D.
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