Travel + Leisure India & South Asia

Old Glory, New Comforts

UILT WITH JAISALMER’S quintessential ‘golden stone’, Nachana Haveli is located on a busy chowk in the heart of the city. A variety of stalls and shops flank its entrance. But the noise of the market fades out as I walk through its high-arched gate to arrive in the middle of a sprawling courtyard, under a neem tree. The haveli and early 18 century, I’m told by its present owner and resident, Vikram Singh Nachana, who belongs to the royal family of Jaisalmer.

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