One doesn't usually visit Jodhpur with the intent of picking up a local art form and learning it. But Rajasthani miniature painting is unique, elegant and fascinating. At this unassuming looking school and gallery, a small art community thrives under the tutelage of master painters Vijay Raj and Gaurav Solanki. They will teach you for free, in oil work and watercolor. Even if you don't sign up for lessons, do buy some paintings as souvenirs. They are the best things you could take back from Jodhpur.

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