India has always given the world examples of religious tolerance and harmony and the Pearl carpet of Baroda is a testament to this. Originally a part of a five piece set, the Baroda Pearl Carpet was commissioned by Maharaja Khanderao Gaekwad to give as an offering to the Prophet’s Tomb in Medina, in 1865. It is known that the Maharaja intended to…
Jewels
Commissioned by Maharaja Khanderao Gaekwad in 1865 , this Pearl Canopy was actually a part of a five piece set. Originally, supposed to be sent to Medina as an offering to the Prophet’s Tomb, the Set remained in Baroda’s treasury after the Maharaja passed away. The Canopy : Composed of approximately 950,000 precious ‘Basra pearls’, emeralds, sapphires, rubies and colored…