Extraordinary Mughal design carved and painted wooden door

The interior geometrical design of this door comes from the Islamic Art designs from the XIV-XVI century from Turkey, the top part portrays representations of peacocks. This elegant door preserves its original blue paint, the colour blue is associated with Lord Shiva in India.
Owing to its sacredness, many of his followers who were settled in the region daubed their houses in blue hues , thus the town received the moniker, Blue City.

It is believed that the blue pigment coating on a house is used to indicate that a Brahmin,
traditionally consisting of priests and town elders dwelled here. For a time, only the Brahmin class could use the copper sulphate lime washes and applied it to their houses which were
concentrated in just one area of the city. It is commonly thought that the Brahmins painted their houses the blue color to emphasize their high caste.

For a long time, blue signified the home of a Brahmin but over time the color became
a badge of identity for non-Brahmins too. Another theory attached to it is that the
color blue is a good reflector of the sun’s rays and keeps houses cool
during summer time