Rajasthan

festival

A young girl prepares a traditional plate of powder colours on the Indian festival of Holi. It is known as the Festival of Colors and it is unlike anything you've ever seen. Holi is a Hindu festival that takes places across India.

Man cooking famous Haldi or turmeric ki sabzi in Bishnoi village of Rajasthan. Turmeric Curry (Haldi Sabzi) is a traditional recipe of Rajasthan served in special occasion like marriages and parties. You can find turmeric in the winters.

dance

The Kalbelia or Kalbeliya or Karberia, as it is sometimes spelt is a dance form that is associated with a Rajasthani tribe of the same name. The dance form consists of swirling, graceful movements that make this dance a treat to behold.

birds · wildlife

Bharatpur Bird Sactuary, located in the State of Rajasthan, is an important wintering ground of Palaearctic migratory waterfowl and is renowned for its large congregation of non-migratory resident breeding birds.

temple · industry

An aerial view of the Ranakpur Temple an architectural masterpiece from Sadri in Pali, Rajasthan. See one of the finest examples of Jain temple architecture and one of the most important sites for Jainism in the world.

A group of veiled Rajasthani women makes chapattis and cook food at a community kitchen at Bhavrani village. Men also help them to cook food. A man lights a bidi sitting next to a cylinder.

livestock

Sheep can graze in rather barren environs and can sustain themselves on dry grasses. These sheep are seen grazing dry grasses in what looks like extremely barren lands.

Rajasthan

Not a trained chef but boy, Darshna (Tina) loves to cook. एक प्रशिक्षित शेफ नहीं है, लेकिन लड़का, दर्शना (टीना) को खाना बनाना पसंद है। The true experience of an authentic Rajasthan kitchen, also known as Tina (Darshna) lives life on her own…

wildlife · birds

Khichan is a village in the Jodhpur district of the Indian state of Rajasthan which is a winter home for Demoiselle Cranes in India every year.

hills

One can see the Moosi Maharani Ki Chhatri and its entire area, surrounded by hills all around in Alwar, Rajasthan.

fort · temple

Priest performing rituals inside Hindu temple in Surajgarh Haveli, Rajasthan The town of Surajgarh in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan derives its name from the 18th century fortified Palace SURAJGARH.

hills · fort

The winner of the award for the best Heritage hotel in the country, for 5 consecutive years, The Samode Palace, situated in the Aravalli range of hills, just outside the city of Jaipur in Rajasthan, India.

hills · fort

Little chests, trunks, mementos, souvenir boxes, wooden horses and figures of Rajasthani men and musicians. All for sale in Samode Palace, Rajasthan, India.

hills · fort

See copper-ware for sale, silver ear-rings, an urn, a copper pot and more Rajasthani jewellery artefacts for sale at Samode Palace in Rajasthan, India.

highway · village

Wagah: the only road border crossing between India and Pakistan Wagah Attari border between India and Pakistan: Independence Day 15th August 2012.

wildlife · birds

Flamingo birds at Sambhar Lake create one of Rajasthan’s most breathtaking natural spectacles.

desert

Windmills tower over the landscape of Desert National Park, Rajasthan, even as a flock of cranes flies overhead. The spread of renewable non-conventional energy in India. See a vast rocky dry landscape in the Thar desert.

livestock

The business of goat rearing and selling, to support the goat milk industry and more. (Gandhi used to drink goat's milk and popularized it as a poor people's alternative to cow's milk.) Goat milk is also said to be low in fat, healthier and…

festival · wildlife

Visitors taking the pictures of decorated elephants during the procession at the Jaipur Elephant Festival. Elephant Festival is a festival celebrated in Jaipur city in Rajasthan state in India.

Who would imagine mountains that are over 5500 feet high in Rajasthan - the desert state? That is the height of Balahissar and Barlowgunj below Mussorie. The craggy Aravallis around Mt.

farmland · livestock

In their large pen outside a Rajasthan village, a goat farmer calls his brood in for a feed. They come running through the farm gate and follow the man to the feeding pit.

wildlife

Delve into the secret family life of a trio of leopards - a mother and her two cubs. They inhabit the rocky Aravalli hills of Jawai in Rajasthan.

Have you ever found a hyena cute? Well, here is one who would melt your heart with its laziness as this hyena tries to take a nap under a tree in the summer heat of Rajasthan.