Brahmapuri: India's Blue City

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Jodhpur: India's vanishing blue city

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Jodhpur , in Rajasthan state, is called the 'Blue City' because Brahmapuri remains its heart, despite expansions over the last 70 years .

Blue was adopted by upper-caste families who adopted the colour blue as a symbol of their sociocultural piety in the Hindu caste system.

The colour proved to be beneficial in more ways than one - it cooled the interiors of the structures, and brought in tourists drawn by the neighbourhood's striking appearance.

Deepak Soni , originally a resident of Brahmapuri who now lives beyond the walled part of Jodhpur , negotiated with local authorities and communities to save the unique heritage of their hometown.

Mr Soni estimates that about half of the roughly 33,000 homes in the city are currently blue.

He is working with local officials and lawmakers on a plan to apply lime plaster so more homes can be painted in the colour.

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