QUESTIONS
How do I get an invitation?
Durbar is invite only and there is no public sale. Register your interest above; invitations for Season III are issued from that list, each for two guests.
Each invitation arrives with the complete itinerary for Season III, the two package options to choose from, and a payment link to confirm your place.
What does the invitation include?
Two nights at Abheygarh Palace for two in your chosen suite, all meals including the signature dinners, and every performance, talk, screening, workshop and excursion.
What are the two packages?
Two stay packages, each for two guests across both nights and each covering the whole of Durbar — all meals, performances, talks, walks and workshops. The Alghoza Suite, and The Heritage Suite in the older wing above the courtyard. Package details and pricing are shared when you register your interest. There is no public sale: confirmed guests receive a formal invitation with a link to pay.
Our concierge service
Every guest is looked after by a Durbar concierge, from the moment an invitation is accepted to the journey home.
The concierge takes care of all guest requirements: dietary requirements and preferences, travel recommendations and arrangements, anything needed during the two nights at the palace, and any question you have along the way.
Who can attend?
Durbar is for adults 18 and over. Guests from outside India are welcome, and our concierge will help with travel.
How do I get there?
Abheygarh Palace is in Khetri, in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan — roughly three hours from Jaipur and three hours from Delhi airport.
What should I wear?
Come dressed for a royal court in the heart of winter: elegant, considered and warm. Think rich textures, refined layers and a touch of ceremony — bandhgalas, tailored jackets, shawls, flowing Indian wear, velvet, brocade or beautifully crafted accessories. Deep, desert-inspired tones and jewel colours feel right at home.
January nights in Rajasthan can be very cold, so bring warm layers you can add as the evening sets in. Choose comfortable footwear for moving around the palace and its grounds.
The spirit is regal, not costume. Dress with warmth, ease and a sense of occasion.
Can the programme change?
Durbar is a curated gathering, and curation keeps moving until close to the nights themselves. The artists, chefs, speakers and sessions published here are those confirmed at the time of publication. Durbar reserves the right to alter, substitute or withdraw any part of the programme or its curation, and to revise the timing of any performance, talk, workshop, walk or excursion, without prior intimation to guests. Where a change is material we will tell you as early as we reasonably can, through your concierge. A change to the programme or its timings does not alter the package fee or give rise to a refund.
Admission to Durbar is by invitation and at Durbar’s discretion. Durbar reserves the right of admission and may decline or withdraw entry, including on grounds of conduct, safety, age, or information given at registration that proves inaccurate. Durbar is for adults 18 and over, and proof of age may be requested. Where entry is withdrawn on any of these grounds, the package fee is not refunded.
What is your cancellation and refund policy?
A package is confirmed on payment and is non-refundable. This applies to a change of plans, a late arrival or a departure before the gathering ends, and to any part of the package a guest chooses not to use.
The exception is prevention. Where a guest is prevented from travelling to Khetri on the dates of the gathering by war, civil unrest, a natural disaster, or an act or restriction of government, Durbar will refund the package fee in full.
If Durbar itself is cancelled, for any reason, every confirmed guest receives a full refund of the package fee paid to Durbar. If Durbar is postponed, the package carries over to the new dates, and a guest who cannot attend them may take a refund instead.
Durbar cannot reimburse flights, accommodation or other arrangements a guest makes independently of the package, and we recommend that guests insure them. Refunds are made to the original method of payment within seven working days.
Chapter 11
FROM THE HANDLES
The Court, Day to Day
Durbar and Durbar Evenings are one court in two sizes. Both are posted across the handles — the main gathering in January, and the Evenings in between.