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My maharaja Ganondorf for the @hyrulefashion zine. It was a pleasure to contribute to this project with my favorite sorcerer king!

City Palace of Jaipur ( Rajasthan / India ) Part 2 of 3

Built by Maharaja Jai Singh II

Kachwaha Rajput ruler of Jaipur, Ram Singh II (r. 1835-1880), hunting a tiger, Kotah, c 1830-1840. Cleveland Museum of Art.

For all fans of the motion picture 'Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom', here is a shot of actor Raj Singh as the Maharaja Zalim Singh. Now, many viewers - including myself - had the idea that the Maharaja was actually female; indeed, his facial features were soft enough - and worthy enough - to recast him as a Princess with the given name Sadhvi. In the mine scenes after Short Round breaks the spell of Kali, Zalim would fight his way back into the Palace to summon Captain Blumburtt's troops....but as Princess Sadhvi she'd know that her effort could be fatal to her, so for her own survival she must join Shorty in the escape. That puts both of them on equal footing in a way that the movie never fully explores, and the Maharaja invites you to comment on this blog to discuss improvements to the movie and/or expanding the story.

“A deliciously ironic image with tigers smoking over an Air India ashtray, and a stuffed Maharaja's head hanging on the wall of their study above the fireplace. Such was the strength of this icon that this poster works ingeniously without any text at all.”

Cover of the Air India drinks and cigarettes inflight list, featuring pink elephants and the Maharaja, the Air India mascot (1967).