Brahmapuri, Jodhpur

Brahmapuri is a small settlement in the city of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India.

Geography

Brahmapuri is situated at the foot of the majestic Mehrangarh Fort. It is a settlement of Brahmins, a caste in the Hindu system and is distinguished by its electric and azure blue colored walls, due to which Jodhpur is sometimes called the "Blue City" of India. Brahmapuri is characterized by its organic street pattern, where primary lane bifurcates into a complex skein of sub-lanes. The main street however run North-South and slope downwards steeply and end at the twin-lakes namely the Roop Sagar and Padam Sagar at the foot of the fort.The streets in Brahmapuri are extremely narrow, not without a reason. The houses(aligned east-west) more often, cast a shadow on the street at both times of the day(morning hours and evening hours), thus leaving the streets cool. The plinth height of all houses in Brahmapuri are more than 1.5 meters height at times to escape the reflection of sun rays from the street.