The interior of the Durbar Hall is decorated with gilt and gold furnishings and adorned with a huge carpet and gigantic chandeliers.

Supposedly, eight elephants were suspended from the durbar (royal court) hall ceiling to check it could cope with two 12.5 metres (41 ft)-high, 3.5-tonne chandeliers with 250 light bulbs, said to be the largest pair in the world.

Unusual items fill many rooms: cut glass furniture, stuffed tigers and a ladies-only swimming pool with its own boat.

The cavernous dining room displays the pièce de résistance, a model silver train that carried after-dinner brandy and cigars around the table.

On special occasions, the Scindia family members still wear the Maratha style (Shineshahi pagdi) turban which uses 60 metres (200 ft) of Chanderi silk, with pointed ends.

[8] A notable historical item is the palanquin gifted by Mughal emperor Shah Alam II, who was restored to the throne by Mahadaji Scindia in 1787.

[9] Mahadaji Scindia came to the Mughal family's rescue and captured Ghulam Qadir and became the de facto ruler of Delhi.

[10][11] It attests to the power of Mahadji Shinde (Scindia) who is regarded by historians as among the important personality in history of Maratha Empire.