Jaipur

Rajasthan·festival · ceremony

People throng Tripolia gate as Gangaur procession starts in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Gangaur is all about honoring the goddess Gauri. A manifestation of Parvati (Lord Shiva's wife), she represents purity and austerity.

Rajasthan·festival · wildlife

The Elephant festival gets underway with a traditional procession of decorated elephants. Elephant Festival is a festival celebrated in Jaipur city in Rajasthan state in India.

Rajasthan·festival · wildlife

The Jaipur Elephant Festival takes place on Holi eve each year. What better way to commence Holi celebrations! The festival gets underway with a traditional procession of decorated elephants though the streets of Jaipur towards the Stadium.…

Rajasthan·sport · wildlife

Elephant Polo match in full swing. Elephant Polo is the main highlight during the Jaipur Elephant Festival... Elephant polo is a variant of polo played while riding elephants.

Rajasthan·festival · wildlife

The Jaipur Elephant Festival takes place on Holi eve each year. What better way to commence Holi celebrations! The festival gets underway with a traditional procession of decorated elephants though the streets of Jaipur towards the Stadium.…

Rajasthan

The making of colourful lac bangles, over the heat of burning coal. Lac bangles of Jaipur are very popular. The lac used for making bangles is natural lac which is coloured using coloured lac by heating it.

Rajasthan·monsoon · festival

Number of devotees gather at Tripolia Gate to mark the procession of Teej in Jaipur, Rajasthan. This festival is dedicated to the Goddess Parvati, commemorating her union with Lord Shiva.

Rajasthan

Patients waiting for their turn at the Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) in Jaipur, Rajasthan. One of the patient is trying to adjust walking with the new limbs he had been equipped with at the BMVSS, Jaipur - India.

Rajasthan·old town · desert

Jaipur is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It was founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, after whom the city has been named.

Rajasthan·old town · highway

Jaipur Road Network has a well maintained road network. The city is easily accessible from all the important cities and towns of India. Jaipur is excellently connected by road, rail and air.

Rajasthan·highway

Enroute Jaipur where traffic is at standstill on the Ajmer Jaipur highway. Ajmer city is located on the Golden Quadrilateral National Highway 8 (NH 8) midway between Delhi and Mumbai, about 400 km from Delhi and 135 km from Jaipur.

Rajasthan·railway

The Delhi (Sarai Rohilla) to Jaipur train will have 12 coaches in the beginning with 120 seats in each compartment, up from 78 in Shatabdi coaches. But at 4.36m high, it is only 12cm taller than an ordinary train.

Rajasthan

The largesHawa Mahal is a palace in Jaipur, India. It was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, and designed by Lal Chand Ustad in the form of the crown of Krishna, the Hindu god.

Rajasthan·old town

The golgappa is a popular street snack in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. It consists of a round, hollow puri, fried crisp and filled with a mixture of flavored water ("pani"), tamarind chutney, chili, chaat masala, potato…

Rajasthan

Rajasthan·highway

Driving on Jaipur-Delhi National Highway 8 at night. Sharing the road with trucks can be tricky sometimes, especially in heavy traffic on the Jaipur-Delhi highway which is also known as NH8.

Rajasthan·festival · ceremony

People draw colourful rangolis on streets of Jaipur near Tripolia Gate for Gangaur Festival. Gangaur is all about honoring the goddess Gauri. A manifestation of Parvati (Lord Shiva's wife), she represents purity and austerity.

Jaipur, Rajasthan·music

Music of Rajasthan originates from Rajasthan, one of the states of India and home to several important centers of Indian musical development, including Udaipur, Jodhpur and Jaipur.

Rajasthan

Man prepares Indian sweet dish Ghewar at a sweets shop in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Ghewar is an Indian Mithai or dessert.

Rajasthan·dance · festival

Vishavdeep presents a beautiful dance performance in the form of Kathak with Pradeep Pathak on Tabla, Mahavir Gangani on Pakhawaj, Sami Ullah Khan on vocals and harmonium, Nasir Ahmed Khan on sarangi and Shivalika Kataria on Padhant.

Rajasthan·monsoon · festival

Man blows out fire during Teej procession in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. This festival is dedicated to the Goddess Parvati, commemorating her union with Lord Shiva.

Rajasthan·monsoon · festival

Number of devotees gather at Tripolia Gate to mark the procession of Teej in Jaipur, Rajasthan. This festival is dedicated to the Goddess Parvati, commemorating her union with Lord Shiva.

Rajasthan·monsoon · festival

A traditional Teej procession makes way through Tripolia Gate in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. This festival is dedicated to the Goddess Parvati, commemorating her union with Lord Shiva.