>>>
>>> A
>>> A NEW
>>> A NEW EXHIBIT AT THE SEATTLE ART MUSEUM IS THE
LARGEST COLLECTION FROM THE
ROYAL FAMILY OUTSIDE OF THE
PALACE IN INDIA.
PEACOCKS ACROSS THE DESERT
SHOWCASES 250 PIECES OF ART
FROM THE 16th TO THE MID-20TH
CENTURY.
CENTURY.
CENTURY. THE PIECES REPRESENT THE RICH
ARTISTIC TRADITIONS OF THE
KINGDOM OF MARWAR-JODHPUR.
JOINING ME NOW ARE HIS HIGHNESS
MAHARAJA GAJ SINGH II AND
PRINCESS BAIJILAL SHIVRANJANI
RAJYE . THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE.
BEING HERE. I SAW THE EXHIBIT YESTERDAY.
EVERY SINGLE ROOM THAT I WALKED
INTO, MY JAW DROPPED.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW AMAZING IT
IS.
IS.
IS. I
IS. I SAW
IS. I SAW YOU THERE YESTERDAY.
WHAT IS IT LIKE TO GO THROUGH
THIS AND SEE YOUR FAMILIES
TREASURES?
TREASURES? >> IT WAS IN HOUSTON AND I
COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT BUT EACH
TIME YOU SEE THAT IN A
DIFFERENT WAY.
DIFFERENT WAY. I LIKE TO SEE THE REACTION OF
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. >> WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME OF
WHAT YOU WILL SEE SHOULD YOU
VISIT THE MUSEUM EXHIBIT.
I'M SURE YOU WERE HOPING THAT
EVERYTHING WOULD ARRIVE IN
HOUSTON FIRST AND THEN IN
SEATTLE UNDISTURBED.
SEATTLE UNDISTURBED. IS THERE A SINGLE PIECE THAT
NEEDS -- MEANS MORE TO YOU?
>> THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
PIECE, IT IS VERY RARE.
>> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE
TENT?
TENT?
TENT? IT
TENT? IT LOOKS LIKE A MOBILE PALACE.
>> IT BELONGED TO ONE OF MY
ANCESTORS.
ANCESTORS. THEY USED IT TOGETHER. HE GOT A
LETTER FROM DEHLI SAYING WHY IS
THIS HERE.
THIS HERE. >> PRINCESS, DO YOU HAVE A
FAVORITE PART OF THIS?
>> THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT BUT I
WOULD SAY THE SAME THING.
I THINK IT IS VERY SPECIAL TO
HAVE THIS PAINTING.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL SEE THE
WEDDING PROCESSION WHICH HAS
THE LIFE-SIZE MANNEQUINS OF THE
ELEPHANT AND THE HORSES.
WE ARE IN AMERICA FASCINATED
WITH THE ROYAL INDIAN WEDDING.
AND WHAT GOES INTO IT.
IT IS A CELEBRATION.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. WE DO IT IN DIFFERENT WAYS IN
DIFFERENT FAMILIES.
DIFFERENT FAMILIES. >> MY BROTHER HAD A SEVEN-DAY
WEDDING.
WEDDING.
WEDDING. >> A SEVEN-DAY WEDDING?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> YOU SEE ALL OF THESE
TRAPPINGS AND YOU HAVE
DIFFERENT WAYS.
DIFFERENT WAYS. >> PRINCESS, WHEN THE DAY COMES
FOR YOU, I ASSUME WILL BE SOON?
ESPECIALLY WHEN SOMEONE SEES
YOU ON TELEVISION TODAY.
[ LAUGHTER ] WOULD YOUR WEDDING
BE SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
>> IT DEPENDS ON WHO I MARRIED.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> YOUR HIGHNESS, YOU ARE THE
37th MAHARAJAH IN YOUR FAMILY.
I HAVE SEEN YOU IN THE PALACE
AND I CANNOT IMAGINE HAVING TO
GROW UP THERE.
YOU WERE FOR WHEN YOU FIRST GOT
THE TITLE.
THE TITLE. MORE THAN 1 MILLION SQUARE
FEET.
FEET.
FEET. >>
FEET. >> IT WAS AWESOME.
YOU GET ANOINTED, THERE IS NO
CORONATION.
CORONATION. IT IS QUITE A MOVING CEREMONY.
I WAS TOLD THAT MY FATHER HAD
GONE AWAY FOR A LONG TIME.
MY GRANDMOTHER AND MY UNCLE AND
COUSINS WERE RIGHT THERE.
OF COURSE WE HAD THE RUN OF THE
WHOLE PLACE.
WHOLE PLACE. >> I CAN'T IMAGINE THE GAMES OF
HIDE AND SEEK.
>> WE WOULD PLAY BADMINTON IN
THE BALLROOM.
THE BALLROOM. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> IT IS NOW A PRIVATE
RESIDENCE IN PART AND PART
HOTEL AND PART MUSEUM.
AS MUCH AS WE WOULD LIKE TO
VISIT, WE CAN SEE A LOT OF WHAT
IS IN THE MUSEUM AT THE SEATTLE
ART MUSEUM.
ART MUSEUM. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> WHAT DO YOU HOPE THAT PEOPLE
TAKE AWAY AFTER VISITING THIS?
>> THIS REPRESENTS THE PAST AND
THE CURRENT.
THE CURRENT. I THINK IT WILL GIVE ONE THE
IMPRESSION OF WHAT INDIA IS.
WE HAVE THE ARTS AND CRAFTS. A
LOT GOES INTO THE CULTURE OF
INDIA.
INDIA.
INDIA. IT
INDIA. IT IS ALL THERE.
ALSO, IT PROJECTS OUR HISTORY.
AND THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF
INDEPENDENCE AND THEN THE
BRITISH ERA.
BRITISH ERA. AND THE CHANGES THAT TOOK PLACE
ALL THE WAY UP TO THE MODERN
TIMES.
TIMES.
TIMES. AND WE ARE TRYING TO CONTINUE
THE LEGACY.
THE LEGACY. >> TIMES HAVE CHANGED, IN FACT
THE PALACE AS WE MENTIONED IS A
HOTEL AND A CELEBRITY WEDDING
DESTINATION.
DESTINATION. WERE YOU ABLE TO MEET UP WITH
NICK JONAS AND PRIYANKA CHOPRA?
THEY ARE RUMORED TO BE MARRIED
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> WE CAN'T SAY ANYTHING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> AGAIN, I HAVE TO SAY --
>> I HOPE THEY MAKE IT A
DESTINATION.
DESTINATION. >> THERE IS A WOMEN'S EXHIBIT
AS PART OF THIS.
TELL ME MORE ABOUT THAT.
>> IT IS WHERE THE WOMEN LIVED.
CULTURALLY THE MEN AND WOMEN
HAD SEPARATE QUARTERS.
SO THIS IS THE WOMEN'S SECTION
AND THE QUEENS WOULD BE THERE
THERE -- AND THE SEPARATE
SECTION FOR THE SUPPORT PEOPLE.
>> THERE WAS A LOT OF INTRIGUE
THAT HAPPENED.
THAT HAPPENED. >> MAYBE THE REAL POWER WAS
RIGHT THERE.
RIGHT THERE. I WANT TO THANK BOTH OF YOU SO
MUCH.
MUCH.
MUCH. PEACOCK IN THE DESERT, THE
ROYAL ARTS RUNS THROUGH JANUARY
21.
21.
21. IT
21. IT WILL BE AT THE SEATTLE ART
MUSEUM AND PLEASE VISIT OUR
WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT THIS EXQUISITE
EXHIBITION.