MacMurdo's Bungalow, Anjar

MacMurdo's Bungalow in Anjar, Kutch, dates from 1818. Its builder was James MacMurdo, the East India Company's first political resident to Cutch State, while he was living in the town. MacMurdo took an interest in local customs and language and admired the region's wall painting, so he invited local artists to decorate his new house; the work is said to be by Muslim artisans.

The paintings draw on the Ramayana, showing the battle of Ram and Ravana, the burning of Lanka and Sita in the Ashok Vatika, and on stories of Krishna, including the lifting of Govardhan Hill and Krishna with the gopis. Birds, plants and flowers fill other panels. The building later served as the Deputy Collector's office. It is a State Protected Monument because of its paintings, though it has been left neglected.