It went with the crumbling of modern Jaipur which, under the maharajahs, had been a glorious desert city of wide avenues, palaces, peacocks and pink walls.

现代的斋浦尔城，四通八达，宫殿红墙以及孔雀数不胜数，但不过也是一座华丽的荒城。

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They are lined with pleasure domes, octagonal kiosks, maharajahs' palaces and Ottoman minarets, their lattice and lacework done in iron instead of shining marble.

它们总是与游乐设施、八角亭、印度王公的宫殿、奥斯曼式的尖塔相伴，它们格状桩基以及装饰的花边用的是铁而不是光亮的大理石。

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Economists are outdoing each other with ever more curious instruments, ranging from lethal mosquitoes to heirless maharajahs, or, most recently, wind speeds and sea currents.

经济学家们正致力于使用更加稀奇的工具来斗法，这些工具从致命蚊子到无嗣的印度土邦主，或是近期的风速、洋流等无所不包。

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Inspired by his relationship with Indian royalty--the Parisian jeweler's clients included various maharajahs starting in 1911--Cartier created a series of Mughal-influenced pieces for Westerners.

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Correspondents say that while most tiger hunting was carried out on elephant-back, some Indian maharajahs, or "great kings" of princely states took things to the extreme.

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Ms. de Taillac splits her time between Paris and Jaipur, where she works with artisans who use methods dating back to the maharajahs, and she has stores in Tokyo and Paris.

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