5/5 Dr. Ganesh R. 7 months ago on Google
Tambekar
Wada
is
located
at
Tambkear
no
Khancho,
Raopura
Area,
Vadodara
(Baroda).
It
is
a
three-storeyed
building
which
is
a
typical
Maratha
Mansion,
which
was
once
the
residence
of
Bhau
Tambekar.
Inside
of
Wada,
there
are
some
of
the
most
beautiful
but
decaying
19th
Century
murals.
The
Building
is
almost
140+
Years
Old.
Tambekar
Wada
is
a
spacious,
four-storey
building
that
has
been
constructed
in
an
oblong
fashion.
It
is
originally
the
former
residence
of
the
Baroda
State
Diwan
or
Minister,
Bhau
Tambekar,
who
owned
the
responsibility
of
the
administration
of
the
state.
The
walls,
doors
and
ceilings
on
the
first
and
second
floors
of
this
old
fashion
building
are
adorned
with
the
best
specimens
of
mural
paintings
dating
back
to
17th
and
18th
centuries.
Other
wall
paintings
dating
back
to
the
first
half
of
the
19th
century
represent
epic
scenes
depicting
the
life
of
the
people. The
paintings
are
in
poly-chrome
and
are
of
Maratha
style
of
paintings
of
19th
century
A.D.
They
are
the
best
specimen
of
mural
paintings
in
Gujarat.
Most
of
the
paintings
have
been
restored
by
the
Archaeological
Survey
of
India.
The
ASI
still
attend
to
the
chemical
treatments
of
these
paintings
on
a
frequent
basis.
There
are
Paintings
of
Lord
Krishna
in
childhood
breaking
Pot,
Lord
Krishna
doing
Raas
with
Gopi’s,
Lord
Ganesha
in
childhood
etc.
Also
it
has
British-Maratha
Fight
Paintings.
According
to
Archeaological
Survey
of
India
(ASI),
paintings
in
Tambekar
Wada
are
made
during
Year
1874.
There
are
~300
Paintings
in
Wada
from
1st
to
3rd
floor.
The
Paintings
are
not
only
painted
at
wall,
but
also
it
is
painted
on
door
frames.
Also
there
is
nice
design
of
Jali’s
and
wood
carving.
The
backside
of
the
building
is
in
dilapidated
condition.
ASI
&
VMC
plans
to
repair
it.
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