Jaipur, believed ot be the twelfth largest city in India today, is a busy, commercial centre, the capital of RAjasthan. Distinguished by the colour pink, this picturesque city is enclosed by fortified, crenellated walls. Within, is a meticulously planned town, a tribute to the enlightened monarch who built it, doninated by opulent palaces and gardens. In the streets and bazaars, however, one encounters, what an early writer peotically described as the one encounters, what an early writer peotically described as the India of novels and the opera, fairylike and incredible.