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{{Short description|Indian architectural element}}
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[[File:Jodhpur Mehrangarh - Palast 4a Jharokha.jpg|thumb|''Jharokha'' balcony in Jodhpur (Mehrangarh) Jharokha]]
[[File:Jodhpur Mehrangarh - Palast 4a Jharokha.jpg|thumb|''Jharokha'' balcony in Jodhpur (Mehrangarh) Jharokha]]
[[Image:Maheshwar Fort - Jharokha 02.jpg|thumb|upright|A ''jharokha'' in [[Maheshwar]] Fort, Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Image:Maheshwar Fort - Jharokha 02.jpg|thumb|upright|A ''jharokha'' in [[Maheshwar]] Fort, Madhya Pradesh]]
[[File:Jharoka , written in Samrup Rachna Calligraphy.jpg|thumb| Jharoka written in[[Samrup Rachna]] Calligraphy]]
[[Image:Jaisalmer-4.jpg|thumb|upright|Several ''jharokha'' can be seen jutting out from the facade of this typical ''[[haveli]]'' at [[Jaisalmer]], [[Rajasthan]]]]
[[Image:Jaisalmer-4.jpg|thumb|upright|Several ''jharokha'' can be seen jutting out from the facade of this typical ''[[haveli]]'' at [[Jaisalmer]], [[Rajasthan]]]]
The '''Jharokha''' is a stone window projecting from the wall face of a building, in an upper story, overlooking a street, market, court or any other open space. A common feature in classical [[Indian architecture]], most prominent in Rajasthan.{{cn|date=May 2022}} It is supported on two or more brackets or corbelling, has two pillars or pilasters, balustrade and a cupola or pyramidal roof; technically closed by ''[[jali]]'' but generally partly open for the inmates to peep out to see passing processions. The ''jharokha'' is more formal and ornamental than English or French [[oriel window]], and is one of the most distinctive characteristics of the façade in medieval Indian architecture until the 19th century.
The '''Jharokha''' is a stone window projecting from the wall face of a building, in an upper story, overlooking a street, market, court or any other open space. A common feature in classical [[Indian architecture]], most prominent in Rajasthan.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}} It is supported on two or more brackets or corbelling, has two pillars or pilasters, balustrade and a cupola or pyramidal roof; technically closed by ''[[jali]]'' but generally partly open for the inmates to peep out to see passing processions. The ''jharokha'' is more formal and ornamental than English or French [[oriel window]], and is one of the most distinctive characteristics of the façade in medieval Indian architecture until the 19th century.


== ''Jharokha Darshan'' ==
== ''Jharokha Darshan'' ==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070313000527/http://archnet.org/library/dictionary/entry.tcl?entry_id=DIA0402 ArchNet Dictionary of Indian Architecture: Jharokha]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070313000527/http://archnet.org/library/dictionary/entry.tcl?entry_id=DIA0402 ArchNet Dictionary of Indian Architecture: Jharokha]


[[File:Jodhpur Mehrangarh - Palast 4a Jharokha.jpg|thumb|Jodhpur Mehrangarh Jharokha]]
[[Category:Rajasthani architecture]]
[[Category:Rajasthani architecture]]
[[Category:Architecture of India]]
[[Category:Architecture in India]]
[[Category:Architectural elements]]
[[Category:Architectural elements]]
[[Category:Islamic architectural elements]]
[[Category:Islamic architectural elements]]