The frescoed façade of Malji Ka Kamra, Churu

A hundred years of standing still

The Malji Ka Kamra

A house built for pleasure alone

Raised in the 1920s in the heart of Churu, painted the colour of new leaves and covered wall to ceiling in frescoes. Fourteen rooms, one family, and a hundred years of the same address.

Our History

The man, the Maharaja and the house between them

Malji Ka Kamra is a unique architecturally built mansion, constructed during the 1920s. Malji, one of the richest merchants of the city, renowned as a pulse doctor and art-lover, was fascinated with Indo-European architecture. He established this unique guest house, creating a mind-blowing combination of Italian art-deco, Mughal doors, and Shekhawati frescoes depicting stories of gods, Maharajas, European soldiers, and angels.

Maharaja Ganga Singh Ji of Bikaner (1880–1943), a visionary desert leader who brought prosperity through the famous Ganga Canal, used to stay here during his journeys to Churu. What began as a merchant's private folly ultimately became a favoured retreat for a remarkable ruler, leaving behind one of the most popular heritage properties in the city.

Inside the haveli