What is a haveli? It is a large house often built by wealthy merchants in Rajasthani towns and cities in North India, with beautiful, ornate sandstone carvings. Some havelis are many hundreds of years old, and some are still being built. In Jaisalmer Rajasthan, there are many elaborate havelis & palaces carved from golden sandstone. Some of the most famous havelis & palaces have many floors and countless rooms, with decorated windows, archways, doors and balconies. Some havelis are today museums but most in Jaisalmer are still lived in by the families that built them, and a good example of this is
ShreeNathPalace - The
hotel in Jaisalmer at Fort.