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The Magnificent Maharajas of India — REENA AHLUWALIA
The Maharana of Udaipur. Royal India.
Popularly known as the Rajmata of Gwalior, she was a prominent Indian political personality. Vijayaraje Scindia in the 1940s in a gold bordered sari. A style so popular in the 30s/early 40s.
Vintage India: Photo
Maharajah Jaya Chamaraja Waidyar of Mysore with his sisters.
Jahanara Begum - Wikipedia
Jahanara, oldest daughter of Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan, was known as "princess of princesses"
"Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts" at the Victoria and Albert Museum, is its focus on the Raj - the colonial years when the Indian princes, deprived by the British of their absolute rule, could concentrate on the decorative things in life. Pictured here is the Maharaja of Patiala, wearing a diamond and platinum parade necklace created by #Cartier in 1928. #Maharaja
Revealed: the woman who terrified the British Empire
Maharani Jind Kaur, the last queen of Punjab who fought the empire and reminded her son Maharajah Duleep Singh of his heritage
The Royal Houses Of Punjab
The Patiala Children - including Yadvinder Singh - Father of Amrinder Singh - the Current Maharaja
A group of Sikh men outside the entrance to Hyde Park Corner, circa 1935.
A group of Sikh men outside the entrance to Hyde Park Corner, circa 1935. | 38 Breathtaking Pictures From The Early Days Of The London Underground