The meaning of Deeg
Julie I got a response from the girl who named your baby. Here it is. Hope this is not viewed as too long since I've seen longer. Wow look at the history behind your boys name Julie.
Hi Leilani:
Joni forwarded your message to me. I pick up the boxers from the San Bernardino area. The short answer is that Deeg is named for a town in India. The long answer is:
Royal Rajasthan was the stuff of a period romance - princesses and palaces, tigers and shikars, plundered wealth and wanton extravagance, tales of valor, sacrifice and deathless love. The treasures of the kingdom still remain to enchant the wide-eyed tourist.
Deeg was the idyllic retreat of the martial Jat chieftains of Bharatpur. This is where they dallied with their mistresses, indulged their sybaritic fantasies and built some of the country's most beautiful palaces. Today, Deeg is a sleepy little town, but most of the palaces are in an excellent state of repair. The erstwhile royalty of Bharatpur occupied the palaces until the 1970's. In fact, the palaces still contain some of their original furnishings and some are even looked after by the occasional old family retainer.
The palaces were set in extravagantly laid Mogul gardens with placid pools and fountains. There are richly carved cornices, pavilions and eaves. The rooms are filled with trophies collected from Jat adventures in Delhi and Agra. It is said that Raja Suraj Mal actually carried home an entire marble building from Delhi. Much of the inlaid marble here was plundered from Mogul palaces. Gopal Bhavan, completed in 1750 by Raja Suraj Mal, has a marble swing believed to have belonged to emperor Jehangir's queen - the Persian beauty, Noor Jehan. An interesting anecdote is attached to a marble statue of an Englishwoman dressed in a nautch girl's garb. She is said to have been a reigning beauty at the court of Raja Kishen Singh. Though English, she conformed to the Rajputana tradition of sati when the Raja died. The palaces are filled with fascinating articles and features, each with a colorful story of its own.
Deeg, just 39 kms from Krishna's Vrindavan, is also the place where the dark god's gopis (milkmaids) had their skirts embroidered. Their frolic is the subject of a large repertoire of erotic art and literature. Deeg has an interesting bazaar, peopled by tall good-looking Jat farmers in pristine white turbans and dhotis (an unstitched garment wrapped loosely at the waist) and brightly dressed women in swinging skirts. For this farming community, tractors are the main mode of transport, and they trundle along the roads, packed with people going off for a fair or a wedding.
Makes a nice change of pace from the usual parade of Rockys and Tysons.
Cheers,
Leslie
BRLA volunteer
Julie I got a response from the girl who named your baby. Here it is. Hope this is not viewed as too long since I've seen longer. Wow look at the history behind your boys name Julie.
Hi Leilani:
Joni forwarded your message to me. I pick up the boxers from the San Bernardino area. The short answer is that Deeg is named for a town in India. The long answer is:
Royal Rajasthan was the stuff of a period romance - princesses and palaces, tigers and shikars, plundered wealth and wanton extravagance, tales of valor, sacrifice and deathless love. The treasures of the kingdom still remain to enchant the wide-eyed tourist.
Deeg was the idyllic retreat of the martial Jat chieftains of Bharatpur. This is where they dallied with their mistresses, indulged their sybaritic fantasies and built some of the country's most beautiful palaces. Today, Deeg is a sleepy little town, but most of the palaces are in an excellent state of repair. The erstwhile royalty of Bharatpur occupied the palaces until the 1970's. In fact, the palaces still contain some of their original furnishings and some are even looked after by the occasional old family retainer.
The palaces were set in extravagantly laid Mogul gardens with placid pools and fountains. There are richly carved cornices, pavilions and eaves. The rooms are filled with trophies collected from Jat adventures in Delhi and Agra. It is said that Raja Suraj Mal actually carried home an entire marble building from Delhi. Much of the inlaid marble here was plundered from Mogul palaces. Gopal Bhavan, completed in 1750 by Raja Suraj Mal, has a marble swing believed to have belonged to emperor Jehangir's queen - the Persian beauty, Noor Jehan. An interesting anecdote is attached to a marble statue of an Englishwoman dressed in a nautch girl's garb. She is said to have been a reigning beauty at the court of Raja Kishen Singh. Though English, she conformed to the Rajputana tradition of sati when the Raja died. The palaces are filled with fascinating articles and features, each with a colorful story of its own.
Deeg, just 39 kms from Krishna's Vrindavan, is also the place where the dark god's gopis (milkmaids) had their skirts embroidered. Their frolic is the subject of a large repertoire of erotic art and literature. Deeg has an interesting bazaar, peopled by tall good-looking Jat farmers in pristine white turbans and dhotis (an unstitched garment wrapped loosely at the waist) and brightly dressed women in swinging skirts. For this farming community, tractors are the main mode of transport, and they trundle along the roads, packed with people going off for a fair or a wedding.
Makes a nice change of pace from the usual parade of Rockys and Tysons.
Cheers,
Leslie
BRLA volunteer
