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Synonyms for nazarbaug or Related words with nazarbaug
jehangirabad
hanseswari
chaoyaima
varanad
javaregowda
rajindera
sadaguru
ballatgi
sityog
apathsahayar
matiabag
kachhadia
nagaraij
pisharasyar
sanwaliya
thamrongthai
yameshwar
singhpuri
ponnuswami
mahadeorao
khoker
kilkari
asabarna
meenati
thrippunithara
maruthy
ijyaraj
shankarapuram
mayilaadum
manjay
berragi
chuphal
parmveer
tirupazhanam
livehindustan
baidarkala
sayfuddin
suresvaracharya
anugoonj
navjetdeep
pratikshya
anandhavalli
vidyavardhak
ananthaswami
thiruvedhikudi
angajan
singaravadivel
chichola
ishtehari
haravu
Examples of "nazarbaug"
The term Maharaja Palace actually refers to a series of palaces in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, constructed since the Gaekwad, a prominent Maratha family, started ruling the Baroda State. The first one was a building known as the Sarkar Wada. This building, not really a palace, was given up for the
Nazarbaug
Palace built in old classical style.
The Palace had a classic look, so in Gujarati it was told about its look as 'Nazar na laage' from which it was named Nazar. The Palace also had beautiful garden from which its name included baug. So it was named as
Nazarbaug
Palace.
Nazarbaug
Palace or Nazar Bāgh Palace was the Gaekwad's royal palace in the city of Vadodara, Gujarat state, western India. The Nazar Bāgh Palace' was built in 1721. It had three storeys and is the oldest palace in Baroda. It was constructed by Malhār Rāo Gaekwad in the late 19th century. This palace was used on ceremonial occasions by the Gaekwads. Till recently, it housed the royal family heirlooms. It had solid gold and silver guns, each barrel weighing over 100 kg. In the grounds it also has contains the "Shïsh Mahal", a Palace of Glass.
By the beginning of the 20th century, the relations of the British with the four largest princely states—Hyderabad, Mysore, Jammu and Kashmir, and Baroda were managed by a British Resident under the direct authority the Governor-General of India. In 1911, Baroda State spanned , and the population was 2,032,798 persons as per the 1911 census of India. The state was very wealthy. "The Pittsburgh Press" reported in 1927 that the diamond necklace, which contained the Star of the South diamond, was a part of a royal collection worth $10,000,000 at the time, housed in the
Nazarbaug
Palace (built 1721) in Baroda city; another important part of the collection was a cloth embroidered with precious stones and seed pearls, made to cover the tomb of Mohammed.
During the diamond’s stay in India, Prince Malhār Rāo of the royal family of Gaekwad got to know about the stone. He instructed E. H. Dresden of London to purchase the diamond, who purchased it from Halphen and Associates for £80,000 on behalf of the prince. The Star of the South was in the possession of the Gaekwad family for several years. It was later mounted on a necklace along with the English Dresden diamond. The "The Pittsburgh Press" reported in 1927, the diamond necklace which contained the Star of the South diamond, as a part of the royal collection worth $10,000,000 at the time, housed in the
Nazarbaug
Palace in Baroda; another important part of the collection was a cloth embroidered with precious stones and seed pearls, made to cover the tomb of Mohammed. In 1934, Prince Malhār Rāo’s son told Robert M. Shipley, an American gemologist about this. In 1948, the Maharani Sītā Devī, was photographed wearing the necklace at her husband Maharajah Pratāp Sinh's birthday party.