Jaipur stands as one of India’s earliest planned royal cities, shaped by principles of Vedic architecture and astronomy. Its forts, palaces, and harmonious street layouts reflect the vision, power, and artistic legacy of the Rajput rulers. Beyond this historic urban fabric lies Jhalana, once a royal hunting landscape and today a protected forest at the city’s edge. Here, leopards and other native wildlife move through rocky hills and dry deciduous woodland, revealing a rare and compelling coexistence of wilderness and urban life.
