The lavish lifestyles of Indian royals were marked by their unique and extravagant choices. Maharani Indira Devi exemplified this with her collection of over one hundred pairs of designer shoes. Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II invested in massive silver vessels for holy water, while Maharaja Jai Singh famously repurposed Rolls-Royce cars for trash collection. Mir Osman Ali Khan even used the legendary Jacob Diamond as a mere paperweight!
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September 16, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Bizarre things Indian royalty did with their wealth
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