Draupadi Murmu Gwalior Visit: President Draupadi Murmu, the royal guest of the Scindia royal family, on Thursday visited the museum located at the Jai Vilas Palace palace of the Scindia royal family. President Draupadi Murmu, who reached Gwalior, reached the museum directly from the airport, where she was welcomed by the Maharaj of the Scindia family and Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Maharani Priyadarshini Raje Scindia. He was received in a royal traditional way from the palace gate to the museum, where classical music was playing on one side of the gallery of the palace, while on the other hand, dressed in traditional costumes, the girls welcomed him with a dance performance.
After this, Maharani Priyadarshini Raje Scindia gave him a tour of the status gallery in the palace, where he also saw the giant chandelier installed in the Durbar Hall and reached the Maratha gallery inaugurated by Home Minister Amit Shah and took information about the Maratha dynasty. The President was also very happy to see this grand Rajprasad of the Scindia family.
Also see the handlooms in the palace
President Draupadi Murmu reached the Jaivilash Palace and first saw the gallery, the museum and handlooms and spoke to those working here. Also talked to the students and umbrellas present in the palace and gave them gifts. After this, he also tasted 19 types of Satvik food at Jai Vilas Palace. Satvik food was specially prepared for them under the supervision of Queen Priyadarshini.
In these, from Nepali greens to Dalma, Santula, Cumin, Moong Dal Chilka, Paneer Makhana, Bhutta Kees etc. were prepared. During this, many dignitaries including Governor Mangu Bhai Patel, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan, MP Vivek Shejwalkar, Home Minister Narottam Mishra, Tulsi Silavat, Pradyuman Singh were present with him.
19 sattvic dishes prepared
From Nepali Saag to Dalma, Santula, Jeera Moong Dal Chilka, Paneer Makhana, Bhutta Kees were made for the President. During this, distinguished members Chief Minister, Governor, MP Shejwalkar, Narottam Mishra, Tulsi Silavat, Pradyuman Singh were present.
Visit Hind Swaraj Gallery
The President also visited the Hind Swaraj Gallery at Jai Vilas Palace. After which she reached the Scindia royal family’s companion restaurant, where she also saw the historic silver rail of the Scindia family and was served food in the same traditional way.
Jai Vilas Mahal was built by Jayaji Rao Scindia in 1874.
Jayaji Rao Scindia, the ruler of the Scindia dynasty, built Jai Vilas Mahal in 1874. Based on European architecture, this palace was designed by the French architect Sir Michel Philos. With the help of foreign artisans, this palace was made grand with four hundred rooms. The first floor of this palace is built in Tuscan style, the second floor in Italian-Doric style and the third in Corinthian style. The palace has been decorated with Italian marble and Persian carpets.
Jai Vilas Palace built in 1874
The interior of the Durbar Hall of the palace is made of gold and gilt. Jai Vilas Palace, built in 1874, is spread over 12 lakh 40 thousand 771 square feet. It has four hundred rooms. One crore rupees was spent in the construction of this palace built 146 years ago. It took 12 years to build Jai Vilas Palace with the help of foreign artisans. The museum was started in the year 1964 in this palace. Forty rooms were converted into a museum by Vijayaraje Scindia.
The Durbar Hall built on the second floor of the palace is called the pride of Jai Vilas. The walls and ceiling of the Durbar Hall were completely decorated with gold-diamonds-gems. The world’s heaviest chandelier has been installed on the ceiling of the Durbar Hall. Before hanging the chandelier weighing three and a half thousand kilos, the artisans tested the strength of the ceiling. For this nine to ten elephants were made to stand on the roof. Elephants kept roaming on the roof for ten days. When the roof was sure to be strong, then the artisans of France hung this chandelier on the roof.
