Ajmer

Rajasthan·temple · ceremony

Muslim devotees gather for Namaz on occasion of Urs at Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Rajasthan. Ajmer Sharif Dargah, Ajmer Dargah, Ajmer Sharif or Dargah Sharif is a sufi shrine (Dargah) of sufi saint, Moinuddin Chishti located at Ajmer, Rajasthan…

Rajasthan·hills · temple

Oldest hill fort of Ajmer with a view of a mosque that is bounded by fortified walls in Rajasthan in India. Ajmer is the 5th largest city in Rajasthan and the centre of the eponymous Ajmer District.

Rajasthan·village · livestock

In a tiny village called Shokhalia on the Kota Cross Road, time has its own speed and the folk culture is the only culture. An old Rajasthani woman rests in the afternoon while kids play around her.

Rajasthan·ceremony · temple

Devotees from all over the world offer money, food, clothes, jewellery in Badi Deg during Urs of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer The Urs festival is an annual festival held at Ajmer, a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, which comm…

Rajasthan·monsoon · village

Monsoon showers give an unusual sight to the dry state of Rajasthan. In Sonkhaliya in Ajmer district, sudden showers result in floods in the fields.

Rajasthan·village · railway

Nana is a village in the Bali, India tehsil of Pali District of the Rajasthan. It is located three kilometres from the railway station of the same name on the Ahmedabad-Ajmer railway line.

Ajmer, Rajasthan·wildlife

India’s Leopard Hills of Jawai Dam Wildlife Sanctuary is situated near Ajmer-Ahmedabad route in Pali district in Rajasthan.

Rajasthan·monsoon · village

Monsoon showers give an unusual sight to the dry state of Rajasthan. In Sonkhaliya in Ajmer district, sudden showers result in floods in the fields.

Rajasthan·river · hills

Pushkar Lake and the historic town of Pushkar in Ajmer district, Rajasthan. The lake is surrounded by traditional bathing ghats and dense clusters of white and light-colored buildings, while the Aravalli hills form the backdrop.

Rajasthan·ceremony · temple

Imam blesses male devotees with holy candles on occasion of Urs of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Rajasthan.

Rajasthan·ceremony · temple

Preparation for the massive food charity/Langar that takes place twice a day, once after the noon prayer called 'Zuhr' and once after the last evening prayer called 'Maghrib'.

Rajasthan·highway

Road links from Ajmer to Jaipur. Ajmer is the 5th largest city in Rajasthan and is the centre of the eponymous Ajmer District.

Rajasthan

A viewer tells us this is Patisaa and not Sohan Halwa. What do you think, folks? Sohan Halwa or Multani Sohan Halwa is a traditional dessert in India and Pakistan, which is a variety of dense, sweet confection or halwa and believed to be Pe…

Rajasthan·snow

Rajasthani man making lassi at a shop in Ajmer. Lassi is a another cooling and refreshing drink to have in summer. It is a very light drink and can be made easily at home.

Rajasthan·temple · architecture

Sufi qalandars gather at Ajmer Sharif dargah on occasion of Khwaja Gharib Nawaj 806 Urs in Ajmer, Rajasthan. They self-torture themselves. An elderly qalandar hits himself with a metal rod.

Rajasthan·temple · politics

People from all faiths and religions throng the street in front of Dargah Sharif. Dargah Sharif or Ajmer Sharif is a sufi shrine of sufi saint, Moinuddin Chishti located at Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.

Rajasthan·ceremony · temple

A traditional Tula-Daan ritual being performed at Ajmer Sharif Dargah, where a child is ceremonially weighed on a large balance scale as part of a spiritual offering and blessing ceremony.

Rajasthan·festival · ceremony

Viewer discretion advised due to possible graphic content. Sufi dervishes lashing themselves during Urs procession in Ajmer, Rajasthan.

Rajasthan

Sohan Halwa or Multani Sohan Halwa is a traditional dessert in India and Pakistan, which is a variety of dense, sweet confection or halwa and believed to be Persian in origin.

Rajasthan

Kishangarh is a city and a municipality in Ajmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It lies 18 miles north-west of Ajmer. It is well connected via Indian Railways and National Highway #8.

Rajasthan·village · monsoon

Monsoon showers give an unusual sight to the dry state of Rajasthan. In Sonkhaliya in Ajmer district, sudden showers result in floods in the fields.

Rajasthan·temple · politics

Stalls selling anything and everything, from jewellery to sweets to meat, line up the road going up to the gate of the Ajmer Dargah Sharif. People throng the street almost all day, every day.

Rajasthan·railway · temple

Train waits at the Ajmer Jn station, gushing out a lot of smoke in order to heat up its locomotion. Ajmer (Rajasthani: अजमेर, Urdu: اجمير‎), is the 5th largest city in Rajasthan and is the centre of the eponymous Ajmer District.