Rajasthan

wildlife · desert

Leopard (Panthera pardus) walk around this water hole where it meets a few Red-wattled lapwings (Vanellus indicus) at Jhalana in Rajasthan.

Bhapang/Zarbagali/Khamak/Bagal Baccha, folk instrument of Rajasthan and Bengal. A single string with a hollow leather or pumpkin base.

politics

Karni Sena activists ransack cinema hall in India during the heated protest against Indian blockbuster movie Padmavati. Members of Karni Sena protest against Padmavati film on the streets of Rajasthan in India.

desert · highway

Landscapes of the Thar Desert, one of the world's most densely populated deserts and a defining feature of western Rajasthan.

temple · fort

The historic Sathis Deori Temple, also known as Satbis Deori, stands within the vast fort complex of Chittorgarh Fort.

wildlife · birds

A flock of Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) is seen standing and foraging in the shallow waters of Shakambari Jheel. The birds use their specialised beaks to filter-feed, sweeping through the water for small organisms.

Rajasthan·hills · highway

राजस्थान के रत्नागिरी पहाड़ी पर पुष्कर शहर और सावित्री मंदिर का हवाई दृश्य। पुष्कर में सावित्री मंदिर रत्नागिरी पहाड़ी पर स्थित है जो हिंदुओं का एक लोकप्रिय तीर्थ स्थल है। यह मंदिर देवी सावित्री को समर्पित है। पहाड़ी की चोटी पर चढ़ना बहुत क…

livestock

A woman is farming Goats at her tin shade house in a village in Rajasthan India, Jamunapari goat farming is a popular and profitable venture in Rajasthan, India. It is native to the Ganges, Jamuna, and Chambal Rivers of Uttar Pradesh.

wildlife

Leopard slinks into position on huge Aravali rocks, atop the hills of Jawai, Rajasthan. Crawling through caves and ravines before he leaps for the big attack.

wildlife

Close up of a leopard (Panthera pardus) who is resting on a rock boulder and glaring towards the camera. For witnessing such precious wildlife moments, visit Jawai in Rajasthan".

village · monsoon

Flood affected areas of Gujarat and parts of Rajasthan have witnessed the troops of Southern Command and South Western Command involved in rescue operations. Gujarat police has also been given the task of relief and evacuation.

wildlife · crafts

Ploceous philippinus, the Common Weaver, known as the Baya in India, is a familiar sight in open country near grasslands and farmlands. They nest on palm trees or on open trees in agriculture, such as this Ber or Zizyphus tree.

livestock · festival

Indian camel vendors and buyers interacts during the Pushkar Fair or Pushkar ka Mela in Rajasthan, India.

desert · highway

A road journey through Rajasthan with views of roadside settlements and arid terrain. Under-construction buildings and small commercial shops line sections of the roadway.

livestock · desert

Marwari sheep, a regional breed of domestic sheep (Ovis aries), are observed grazing in the arid landscape of Sudasari Desert National Park. The terrain is dry with sparse vegetation typical of desert ecosystems.

wildlife

A Sambhar Deer at a salt lick along a bare hillside at Sariska National Park in Rajasthan. The deer is licing up salt feom the rocks and mud and also rubs its back with its antlers.

wildlife · forest

A Leopard drinks water from a forest pond with its cub (and a covey of partridge), in Rajasthan. After the drink, the leopard settles down in the relatively cooler shade, still panting from the summer sun.

desert · aerial

A vast landscape of drab brownness, with tents and tented camps in Desert National Park, Thar, Rajasthan, in aerial view, as seen aerially, from the air. Tents and tented camps in Desert National Park, Thar, Rajasthan, in aerial view

wildlife

fort · industry

With the largely Japanese industrial township of Neemrana at its base, the fort-palace of Neemrana is the flagship property of the Neemrana Hotels group run by Aman Nath and Aude-priya Wacziarg.

An old man prepares opiates on his traditional wooden instrument and consumes them.

wildlife · village

Shocking footage shows how a leopard cub is mercilessly strangled by locals at Rajasthan. Some youngsters are suspected of having killed a leopard cub while trying to get a selfie clicked with it at Kachhbali village in Rajasthan's Rajsaman…