Jodhpur: India's vanishing blue city

The blue coloured-homes that gave India's Jodhpur its distinct identity are giving way to other hues.

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The neighbourhood of Brahmapuri in Jodhpur stands at the foot of a famous fort that’s perched atop a hill.

Built in 1459 by the Rajput king Rao Jodha - after whom the city is named - the walled, fortified settlement came up in the Mehrangarh Fort’s shadow, and was eventually recognised as the old or original city of Jodhpur, with azure-coloured homes.

Esther Christine Schmidt, assistant professor at Jindal School of Art and Architecture, says that the iconic blue colour likely wasn't adopted before the 17th Century.

But since then, the area's blue-coloured homes have become a distinct marker of Jodhpur’s identity.

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