Showing posts with label in Jaipur. Show all posts
Showing posts with label in Jaipur. Show all posts

Monday, November 10, 2008

Jaipur Wedding Supplies and Services

Jaipur Wedding Supplies & Services, the complete information and advice site for brides-to-be. Wedding Supplies & Services is an Online Jaipur Wedding Services Directory with thousands of listings nationwide Search By County or Category From Avon to Wiltshire and Accessories to Wine and Champagne! Click Here For Categories.

Here you can chat with other brides, swap advice and ideas and ask for help planning your big day, while locating some of Britain's premier wedding services within just three clicks of a mouse button.

Explore

Why not browse through our Bridal Directory on the left. Here you will find articles and advice, a gift shop and website reviews, not to mention our featured weddings - where you can lose yourself in the romance of other people's celebrations and share their photos.

Carriages to Gowns

Everything you need from carriages to gowns, from favours to flowers can be found in our Products and Services Directory. Hundreds of companies across the country are listed and we can take you there in just a few clicks of your mouse. Try our A-Z of services down the left hand side of the page or click on your area on the right hand side to find companies near to you.

Online Shop

We also run an online wedding shop, TheWedding Shop. We have taken the headache out of wedding planning by collating every conceivable product you might need all in one place. And unlike high street shops our Wedding Shop is open 24/7 so you can have fun browsing whether it's the middle of the day or night. We stock a wide range of products for weddings and parties. We are Engraving Specialists and offer a large range of personalised and engraved gifts suitable for all occasions. We are also authorised stockists for the very popular Diamon-t clothing collection, which is perfect for all members of your wedding party and offers great ideas for hen nights and wedding presents.

Meet Other Brides

Join our e-mail group and chat forum to share your excitement with others planning their weddings. To meet our friendly community click here. Many of our users have filled in a Bride2Be Profile to let everyone know when they are getting married. To find out if there is someone getting married the same day as you, please click here.

Hotel Park Plaza

Hotel Parl Plaza, Jaipur
City Jaipur
Location C-59 Prithviraj Road, C- Scheme
Jaipur - 302001, India
Rooms 83

Park Plaza, Jaipur is located in the center of the city which gives easy access to business and shopping. Park Plaza is a four star hotel in Jaipur and provides accommodation to the tourists at an affordable rate.

Accommodation :
All the 83 rooms of the Hotel Park Plaza in Jaipur are decorated in such a way which gives the tourist a feel of staying in comfort and luxury. The rooms are well equipped with modern amenities and facilities and are air conditioned. Every room is provided with an electronic safe, color television with satellite channels, music system, en-suite bathroom with hot and cold running water, telephone, balconies, personal safe, mini-bar, tea and coffee machines. The hotel has 24 hours room service.

Dining :
The in-house restaurant of the hotel Park Plaza, Jaipur is known as Oasis, it offers multicuisine facility and offers three meals a day. The English pub at the lobby level known as Geoffrey’s -The Connoisseurs’ offers liquors of all variety, tourists can spend their evening sitting in the bar with friends. Another restaurant on the roof top is known as The Terrace Grill - Roof top Bar-be-que and provides the tourists with snacks and light meals.

Business :
The conference room of the hotel Park Plaza is called the Orchid which is well equipped and can accommodate 80 persons at a time. The board room or the meeting room can accommodate 15 persons at a time. The conference room of the hotel gives the corporate traveler an opportunity to enjoy their trip without compromising on their business.

Recreation :
The Fitness Centre of the hotel Park Plaza in Jaipur is a trendy gym with proper equipments. The tourist can avail the opportunities and can spend their leisure time in the fitness center.

Other Facilities :
All the other facilities provided at the Park Plaza, Jaipur includes Currency Exchange, travel desk, doctor on call, car park etc.

Friday, November 7, 2008

Jaipur Handicrafts

Handicrafts in Jaipur are famous throughout India. They also have a huge international demand.

The Bandhani or Tie and Dye is one of the most famous items of handicrafts in Jaipur. It involves the tying of a long silk or cotton cloth and then coloring it. Colored deep in yellow, green, red and black, it reflects the true spirit of life in Jaipur. The tinged turbans of the Rajput men and the odhnis of the women are dyed in this method. The colors also come in dots, circles, squares, waves and stripes which are in deed very beautiful to watch.

Handicrafts of Jaipur also comprises of the laheriya prepared with muslin and rolled diagonally opposite to corners.

Block printing involves traditional printing with finely carved wooden blocks. Here, the cotton cloth is laid on a flat wooden surface and is handpressed with a freshly dipped block in order to create a unique pattern. The cloths are both found in artificial and natural dyes.

Stone carving and Sculpture forms an important part of the handicrafts of Jaipur. In order to craft an article, the sculptor draws a vertical line along the torso and keeps it shaping all the time. The sculptured articles range from Gods and Goddesses to animals and human figures. Sometimes, they also transform stone into poetry.

The Tarkashi is yet another type of handicraft in Jaipur. Boxes in the curio shops having an inner outline of copper is commonly known as Tarkashi. First, a map is designed on the inner surface of the block and then the outline is incised into it with the help of a chisel. Then with ribbons of 2 mm dimension is cut from a brass or copper sheet and then, it is finally glued to the structure in such a manner that it becomes perfectly even and smooth.

Metal Work
Jaipur has a decent variety of metal work and it is particularly famous for its brass work. The brass workers of Jaipur are skilled in infusing charisma into the dull metal. Lacquered brass and carved brass are two kinds of work that are done on brass in Jaipur. You can buy statues and decorative pieces of immaculate quality at a good price from Jaipur that will add a class to your drawing room.

Marble Work
This royal city offers the world-class quality of marble work with intricate carvings. The carvings and portraits, shaped in Jaipur, procure a great admiration everywhere. In marble work, you can see the Marble statues of Hindu deities, animals, Human figurines, carved marble bowls and exquisite vases. These are some of the best buys in Jaipur markets.

Pottery
The royalty of Jaipur always appreciated variety handicrafts during their times. Keeping the traditions alive, Jaipur is always active in providing the best handicrafts of India. Talking about pottery, glazed blue pottery of Jaipur is very famous. Originated in Persia, this kind of pottery includes pots, surahis, mugs, jugs, plates, decorative pieces and many other things. Blue color in pottery offers a trendy look to the things. You can always make a good bargain while buying such stuff.

Woodwork
This pink city has immense variety of handicrafts and to continue the list, here we have woodwork. The fine quality of woodwork in Jaipur embraces carved doors, windows, drawer chests, picture frames and mirror frames. The delicate handcrafted woodwork of Jaipur has an antique look as they are crafted on traditional lines.

The local markets along Jauhari Bazaar, Bapu Bazaar, Nehru Bazaar, Chaura Rasta and Tripolia Bazaar will provide you every handicraft of this pink city. Don't forget to bargain while buying things to get the maximum value of your money. Running short of time, not to worry, to serve you all, under one roof, Government of Rajasthan has made emporiums where you will find everything. These emporiums are located on M.I. Road to serve you the best of Jaipur.