Painted merchant chhatris of the Shekhawati region, Rajasthan
Contributions to Indian Sociology
Published online on June 03, 2026
Abstract
Contributions to Indian Sociology, Volume 59, Issue 1-2, Page 160-186, February–June 2025.
Chhatris or cenotaphs, commonly associated with the Rajput nobility, were extensively commissioned by merchants in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan from around 1830 to 1950. A study of these chhatris allows an insight into how the chhatri, as a mortuary ...
Chhatris or cenotaphs, commonly associated with the Rajput nobility, were extensively commissioned by merchants in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan from around 1830 to 1950. A study of these chhatris allows an insight into how the chhatri, as a mortuary ...