Ajmer

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·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.

Rajasthan·ceremony

Sultan Ghiyasuddin Khilji (1469-1500) himself was a devotee of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin and it was almost certainly he who funded the construction of the Buland Darwaza, one of the ceremonial gates of the dargah, and so-called because of its…

Rajasthan·music

The energy in their voice brings the crowd around and attend the soulful session of qawwali at Ajmer Urs at the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Rajasthan.

Rajasthan

Catfishes are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the heaviest and longest, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia and the sec…

Rajasthan·lake

When traveling from Ajmer to Pushkar which is just about an hour drive, you will need to take this hilly road and pass through this valley which has a viewpoint having the view of Ajmer city on one side and the Pushkar greenery on the other…

Rajasthan·temple · politics

Gate of the Ajmer Dargah Sharif where the grave of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chisti stays. Dargah Sharif or Ajmer Sharif is a sufi shrine of sufi saint, Moinuddin Chishti located at Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.

Rajasthan·farmland · livestock

Bakri gets coralled into their enclosure at a goat farm near Ajmer. They want to get to their feeding station where the younger and older ones are stall fed. The odd bleet is heard every few seconds.