VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE

RAJASTHAN
 LOCATION
 LOCATED IN THE
NORTHWESTERN PART
OF THE INDIAN
SUBCONTINENT, THAR
DESERT REGION.
 RAJASTHAN IS
RELATIVELY DRY AND
INFERTILE IN THE
WEST .
 IN THE
SOUTHWESTERN PART,
THE LAND IS WETTER,
HILLY AND MORE
FERTILE.
 CLIMATE
 RAJASTHAN IS RELATIVELY DRY AND INFERTILE IN
THE WEST .
 IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PART, THE LAND IS WETTER,
HILLY AND MORE FERTILE.
 CLIMATE VARIES THROUGHOUT RAJASTHAN, ON
AVERAGE WINTER TEMPERATURE RANGES FROM 8
TO 28C.
 SUMMER TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM 25 TO 46 C.
 AVERAGE RAINFALL ALSO VARIES, FROM 100 MM IN
THE WESTERN DESERTS TO 650 MM IN THE
SOUTHEASTERN PART.
 CULTURE
• RAJASTHAN IS KNOWN FOR ITS WIDE
SPECTRUM OF FOLK DANCE AND MUSIC
• REFFERED TO AS THE LAND OF KINGS,
RAJASTHAN BOASTS OF THE CUSINE.
 RELIGION
• RAJASTHANIS ARE PREDOMINANTLY HINDU,
MUSLIMS AND JAINS.
• REGARDLESS OF THEIR RELIGIOUS
SEGMENTS THEY MINGLE WITH EACH
OTHER SOCIALLY.
• HENCE FESTIVALS OF EVERY RELIGION WAS
GIVEN IMPORTANCE.
 ART AND CRAFTS
• MAJOR ART AND CRAFTS WERE
PAINTINGS, JEWELLERY, POTTERY,
STONE AND WOOD CARVING, TEXTILE
AND RUG WEAVING.
 FESTIVALS
• HOLI

• DIWALI

• RAKSHA BANDHAN

• TEEJ

• DUSHERRA

• CAMEL FESTIVAL
 TEEJ
• Teej is one of the most important and widely
celebrated festivals of Rajasthan. Popularly referred
to as the "festival of swings," Teej Festival is
basically a festival of the womenfolk of Rajasthan,
who celebrate the advent of monsoon showers.
 DIWALI
• Celebrated every year in October-November,
• Diwali is perhaps the most popular of all Rajasthan
festivals.
• It is a celebration of light, both literally and
metaphorically.
 HOLI
• The colorful festival of Holi is celebrated on Phalgun
Purnima which comes in February end or early
March.
 CAMEL FESTIVAL - BIKANER
• Held in Bikaner every January, this celebration is
completely dedicated to the Camel. Punctuated with
folk performances the real stars of the show are the
camels indeed as they dance and race and regale the
guests with their talents.
 STYLES OF RAJASTHANI
 JHAROKHA

 CHATRI

 HAVELI

 STEPWELL

 JOHAD

 JAALI
 TYPICAL HOUSE

RAJASTHANI HOUSES
WERE CIRCLAR IN PLAN
AND MADE OF LOCAL
CLAY AND CLAY BRICKS

SMALL CLERESTORY
WINDOWS WERE
PROVIDED DUE TO THE
EXTREME CLIMATIC
CONDITIONS.
 HAVELI
BASICALLY A
COURTYARD
WITH A
FOUNTAIN IN
THE CENTRE

IT SERVERD
AS THE CENTRE
FOR VARIOUS
CEREMONIALS
AND RITUALS.
 THE AIR MOVEMENT
CAUSED BY
TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCES IS
UTILISED IN NATURAL
VENTILATION OF THE
BUILDING.
 FIRED BRICKS ,
SANDSTONE, MARBLE,
WOOD, PLASTER AND
GRANITE.