
Jaipur’s iconic Hawa Mahal, which was built by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, received its first bath in 213 years on Tuesday. The monument, built in 1799, was washed by fire tenders in preparation for the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2012.
"Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance."-Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
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