11 Jan 2023
I cannot overstate how brilliant this tour was. Neeraj's passion for this project -- much like the passion of the engineers and royalty who built Rajasthan's grand structures -- makes it a unique experience. In more traditional parlance, it is simply unmissable.
Neeraj takes you into Amber palace-fort, and then guides you a little away from the bustling crowd. And from a perch overlooking the lake, he starts telling a story. A story of Rajasthan, its history, its royalty, its architecture, and art -- but with water as his protagonist.
It is a story that reveals the miraculous and the ingenuity that is seemingly invisible in front of you. A story of how managing water has built what is otherwise impossible.
Through it, we progress through the palace-fort. Through dusty corridors and precarious steps into dimly lit underground chambers, all following water. We enter the more renowned palace areas illuminated by a new understanding. In the role of a more traditional tour guide, Neeraj also clicks photos of you -- and they are to be treasured as is the entire tour.