Patrika Gate

A modern ceremonial gate that works like a painted encyclopaedia of Rajasthan: nine arched vestibules, each hand-painted with the state's forts, palaces and festivals, so walking through is a slow scroll of colour overhead and underfoot. It stands at Jawahar Circle near the airport road, fronting one of Asia's largest circular parks, and costs nothing to walk through. Its reputation as one of India's most photogenic doorways has consequences, so come soon after sunrise for soft light and for the corridor to yourself.

Nine painted archways that put the whole of Rajasthan over your head, free to walk through