Ajmer

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.

Rajasthan·highway

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

Rajasthan·village · livestock

In a tiny village called Sonkhaliya on the Kota Cross Road, time has its own speed and the folk culture is the only culture.

Rajasthan·ceremony · bazaar

Crowded market out side dargah of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti during Ajmer Shraif Urs in Rajasthan.

Rajasthan·river · lake

An aerial view of Ana Sagar lake in Ajmer in Rajasthan. There is a private Island amid the lake. One can see the Aravali hills in the background.

Rajasthan·ceremony · architecture

Sufi qalandars gather with intent to pray. Dargah Sharif or Ajmer Sharif is one of the most sanctified shrines in the country. Located in the heart of Ajmer, this dargah is venerated by both Muslims and Hindus.

Rajasthan·highway · temple

Kutchery Road in Ajmer, Rajasthan sees quite a lot of traffic on the 15th of August, the Independence Day of Republic of India.

Rajasthan·temple · politics

At Dargah Sharif in Ajmer, roads are clogged with people as their faith and love towards their saint pulls them to the Dargah. This is Asia's most famous Dargah for the Sufi tradition.

Rajasthan·ceremony · temple

A Sufi dervish demonstrate his magic skills during Ajmer Urs in Rajasthan. The Urs festival is an annual festival held at Ajmer, a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, which commemorates the death anniversary of the Sufi saint Moinuddin C…

Rajasthan

Indian Sufi qawwals perform at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah on occasion of Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Rajasthan.

Rajasthan·festival

Devotees gather and chant the name of Shri Jagannath, Shri Balabhadra, Subhadra Mata, Lord Mahaprabhu. They rejoice in the names of their beloved lord and pray along with the priests. Priests address the crowd in the Oriya language.

Rajasthan·temple · crafts

Momentos for the faithful! 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.

Ajmer, Rajasthan·village · farmland

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·monsoon

At Shonkhalia in Ajmer district of Rajasthan, the monsoon has played its cards well. The fields and adjoining low lying areas have been flooded with the rainwater.

Rajasthan·railway · temple

A viewer tells us this is Khawaja gully. On 15th August, the Independence day of India, a national holiday, the Ajmer Junction does not stop to have people travelling and moving around in what is the biggest railways in the world.

Rajasthan·temple · bazaar

Jewellery and brass surma danis being sold at a market near Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Rajasthan during Urs.

Rajasthan·temple

Dark clouds are moving fast all across the city of Ajmer, Rajasthan. Ajmer is the 5th largest city in Rajasthan and is the centre of the eponymous Ajmer District.

Ajmer, Rajasthan·village · wildlife

Cattle graze around the wide grasslands of Sonkhaliya in Ajmer district in Rajasthan. Sonkhaliya, a hitherto unknown hamlet, 40 kms from Ajmer district in Rajasthan, has in recent years captured the imagination of birders for the two of the…