Jaipur’s monuments, museums now out there for marriage ceremony shoots, for a price

The Rajasthan authorities is now permitting pre- and post-wedding shoots at historic monuments and museums in Jaipur. According to a brand new coverage, events also can get unique entry to the pink metropolis’s monuments for the aim of marriage ceremony shoots by paying a set sum of money.
According to senior officers on the Art, Literature, Culture and Archaeology Department, a notification for this was issued on February 1, whereas the order for a similar was issued on February 2 by the division.
“The issue of such shoots were earlier embedded in the ticketing system and was not institutionalised. We have observed that people want to be a part of pre- and post-wedding shoots and that they want to shoot exclusive pictures without the crowd because it’s a special moment for them. It also adds to experiential tourism for the public as it becomes a moment of their life which they will never forget and may also come back to mark anniversaries of the event,” Mugdha Sinha, Secretary, Art, Literature, Culture and Archaeology Department, advised The Indian Express.
She added that this new coverage will for now be applied in Jaipur, the town that has probably the most demand for such shoots in Rajasthan.
“As per the new rules, if somebody wants to shoot pre and post wedding shoots at such historical monuments/ museums, then they will have to pay Rs 5,000 for every two hours if the shoot is during office hours. For shoots before or after office hours, they will have to pay Rs 15,000 per hour,” stated Prakash Chandra Sharma, director, Archaeology and Museum Department, Jaipur.
He added that though such shoots came about earlier as nicely, there have been no correct pointers in that regard.
The locations in Jaipur the place pre- and post-wedding shoots could be executed embody the Amber Palace, Albert Hall, Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal, Nahargarh, Vidhyadhar ka Bagh, Sisodia Rani ka Bagh and Isarlat.
“The people who don’t mind getting the shoot done with the crowd around can do that within the official hours and for that we are charging a nominal amount. For others who want more privacy and may be VIP individuals they will be allowed a little exclusive privilege and we have given them a leeway of doing it one hour before or after the opening or closing of the monument. The charges will be comparatively higher for that,” stated Secretary Mugdha Sinha.
The situations for approval talked about within the division notification are that the events must comply with all the rules and likewise guarantee that no antiques are broken. They are additionally suggested to not interact in acts or shoot such movies which “may hurt the sentiments of the public, be it their religious sentiments.”