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Relief, Gaitor Ki Chhatriyan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Marble relief, with wild beast attacking horse and rider raising sword, detail, from a tomb at the Gaitor Ki Chhatriyan, or Royal Gaitor tombs, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The site is the royal crematorium grounds for the Kachwaha dynasty, founded in the 18th century, and houses cenotaphs for the maharajas of Jaipur. The city was founded in 1727 by Jai Singh II, the Raja of Amer, and planned and designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan and the 10th most populous city in India. Jaipur is listed as the Pink City of India UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Marble relief, with wild beast attacking horse and rider raising sword, detail, from a tomb at the Gaitor Ki Chhatriyan, or Royal Gaitor tombs, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The site is the royal crematorium grounds for the Kachwaha dynasty, founded in the 18th century, and houses cenotaphs for the maharajas of Jaipur. The city was founded in 1727 by Jai Singh II, the Raja of Amer, and planned and designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan and the 10th most populous city in India. Jaipur is listed as the Pink City of India UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen