haveli

Palatial, even by modern measures, the mansion, called a haveli, stands three stories tall.

A Home Alone Tom Vater 2009

That is why his shrine is called a haveli and not a temple.

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Originally, the term "haveli" was used to describe the temples of a Hindu sect, which featured colorful frescoes illustrating Hindu myths.

A Home Alone Tom Vater 2009

The spa is housed in a "haveli," a traditional Rajasthani mansion that has been restored.

Rajasthani Resort 2006

As we drove towards Jullandar, our stop for lunch at a roadside restaurant called "haveli", the driver bumped into a motorcyclist who was driving on the main highway thinking that he was still navigating the fields of his village.

Light Within 2010

Raja Jai Singh signed the letter to Emperor Shah Jahan and then added a small postscript—one he knew would be of great interest to his ruler: he would be packed and would leave his haveli by nightfall.

Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010

Some six months ago, Raja Jai Singh had departed for the final time from his haveli on the banks of the Yamuna River during the fleeting twilight that cast its coral hues over Agra.

Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010

A long row of lanterns, dusted with snow, their light muted, framed the outer edges of the dock and led the way up a path to a haveli, its windows picked out by the glow of diyas inside.

Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010

(It's run by the same folks at the House of MG, and the hotel can arrange short rickshaw trips to the haveli, which visitors might have trouble finding.)

An Old City's New Approach Margot Cohen 2010

Jai Singh did not know then that his haveli would be demolished before the year was out, and in its place would rise a Luminous Tomb.

Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010