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The upper part of the Diwan-i-Khas is known as Jas Mandir and is spell-binding in the intricate floral designs with glass in them. The hamams or baths are located north of Jas Mandir. The palace was kept cool in the summer by covering its arched openings with screens woven with the roots of the aromatic grass called Khas.

The screens were moistened periodically with water. Air passing through the screens was thus cooled, and carried also the fragrance of the grass into the
palace-chambers.