Rajasthan

village · livestock

Rajasthan has variety of village life depending on topography, history, caste system and traditional festivals like cattle fairs, Haat and religious fairs. Village life in Rajasthan has a rich cultural heritage.

festival · river

India is a country of festivals and celebration. There is a festival for every religion, region, and tribe and at every juncture of the year.

ceremony · river

While on one side of Varah Ghat the crowd was going crazy with the merriment in the atmosphere, on the other side, the temple priests were preparing for the Holika Dahan.

ceremony

Indian festivals are not just fun and frolic it is also ritualistic. Small rituals make a huge difference to many in India. One such ritual can be seen in action through this video.

farmland · flowers

In the Aravalli hills in Rajasthan, a wide landscape of mustard fields in peak flower in January 2019. Sarsaon is a prime winter crop in India, with sarsaon ka saag being a popular dish.

Team wildfilmsindia distributes biscuits to the children in Rajasthan.

The Varanus Monitor Lizard of India is often killed as a lucky charm, and for use in medicine. Its numbers are expectedly coming down, as a result.

forest

Blue bull also known as nilgai grazing in Jhalana forest, Rajasthan is the favourite all-time snack for the Indian leopards especially the ones in Jhalana's wildlife reserve.

birds

Used Spider's egg sacs make up the white shells you see on the outside of this Terpsiphone paradisi or Paradise Flycatcher nest made in the crook of a tree branch in Rajasthan, India.

dance · fort

Dancers perform the Bhawai folk dance at Surajgarh Haveli in Rajasthan, India. A woman lifts up a currency note with her mouth while balancing numerous pots on her head.

dance · festival

A group of trained Rajasthani folk dancer perform Gair dance during a pre-Holi celebration at a palace in Bhavrani. Gair dance is performed by men in western Rajasthan in Holi festival.Gair is a very Famous Rajasthani folk dance.

temple · village

Large number of crowd can be seen at Harshat Mata temple. Local people come for worshipping goddess in this temple. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Durga, known as Harshat / Hashat Mata- the Goddess who spreads happiness.

river · lake

An aerial view of Indian city by the desert, with holy lake: Pushkar town. Pushkar has a magnetism all of its own – it’s quite unlike anywhere else in Rajasthan.

village · dance

Men of Bhawrani, a village in Jalore, dance with bamboo sticks till the last light at the royal palace of Bhawrani. Men dressed in white and saffron while the women were dressed in different shades of red.

A ride in a cycle rickshaw, a means of local transport through a busy street in Rajasthan. The cycle rickshaw is a modified form of a cycle run by pedaling by a man and can seat 2 to 3 passengers.

livestock · festival

Camels and herders clustered at the sprawling Pushkar Mela Ground in Rajasthan, India. The Pushkar Fair (Pushkar Camel Fair) or locally Pushkar ka Mela, is the annual five-day camel and livestock fair, held in the town of Pushkar in the sta…

livestock · festival

Rajasthani food sold at various stalls during Pushkar fair in Rajasthan. The Pushkar Fair (Pushkar Camel Fair) or locally Pushkar ka Mela, is the annual five-day camel and livestock fair, held in the town of Pushkar in the state of Rajastha…

school · village

The inauguration program of Grameen Vikas Kendra School in Rajasthan. About 250 villagers showed up, along with 50 or so NGO staff and other guests. The school building on the first floor has: 1.

festival · dance

In Rajasthan, holi is celebrated on a scale involving the entire state. The day starts with offerings to the Krishna, blessing, then followed by the lighting of fire and throwing colored powder at each other.

livestock · village

In a tiny village called Sonkhaliya on the Kota Cross Road, time has its own speed and the folk culture is the only culture. It is famous among bird enthusiasts for sightings of the Great Indian Bustard and the Lesser Florican.

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.

highway · village

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

highway · village

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