Jodphur,knownasthe‘Blue
City’,isthesecondlargest
cityintheIndianstateof
Rajasthan.Inearliertimes,
onlymembersofIndia’selite
Brahmincastewereallowed
toblue-washtheirhouses,
butnoweveryoneisfree to
colourtheirdwellingsthis
way.Notonlydoesthecity’s
historiccentreprofitfrom the
beautyofthisuniqueazure
glow,thehueisalsosaidto be
effectiveatrepellinginsects.
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