Rajasthan

river · old town

Devyani Sarover is a secret hidden Rajasthani heritage gem near Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan. Devyani Sarovar with Sheesh Mahal is a secret hidden Rajasthani heritage gem at Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan.

wildlife

Look at those giant sound gathering ears on a Sambhar deer at Ranthambhor National Park in Rajasthan! All the better to hear you with, one would say! The Deer are on the alert and on the look and sound out for potential predators such as ti…

river · lake

Women in orange ghagras set off, pots atop their heads, to do salt gathering work at Shakumbari Jheel, Sambhar Lake, Rajasthan.

flowers

Kair is used to be achaar and the sangri subzi vegtable, from the caper family, or Capparis decidua or sepiaria. When the Capparis sees its existence is in trouble, it flowers extra much, and seeds all the more as well.

desert · aerial

An aerial view of the vast stretch of desert that lies beyond Jaisalmer. Thar desert seen aerially.

wildlife · village

Why can human beings not exist and work together as closely as this large flock of Demoiselle Crane bird at Shree Pakshi Chuggaghar Sanstha Rajasthan? Migrating Cranes enjoy the hospitality of Indian villagers who feed them 1800 kilograms o…

village · river

What a heart-warming sight to see wild Demoiselle Cranes crowd into an Indian village yard to consumer 1800 kilograms of grain that is laid out for them to eat, each day.

forest

hills · desert

Demoiselle cranes migrate south of the Himalaya from Mongolia to winter in India's desert state of Rajasthan, around Kheechan village.

hills · industry

Perfectly good Aravalli forest lands and agricultural fields have been turned to Martain barren-ness and beyond, as part of a planned loot of the stone lying underground in Rajasthan! The entire vast landscape has been scoured out and gouge…

village · livestock

Indian village woman offers water to a goat in Rajasthan : As a water bearer, she says she must serve all!

Dry mathania red chillies, garlic and turmeric being sold on the roadside near atomic bomb site Pokhran in Rajasthan Dry red chillies, garlic and turmeric being sold on the roadside near atomic bomb site Pokhran in Rajasthan

highway · hills

Chittorgarh / Chittaurgarh Fort is imposing as it stands in Rajasthan's vast open spaces, agricultural fields and forest.

highway

A close shave for a motorcyclist and a car escaping the sudden burst of a 20-year-old water pipeline in Rajasthan's Jodhpur. Muddy water spread on the road within seconds and portions of the road are broken.

livestock · farmland

A large goat is weighed on a scale to check its potential for yielding mutton, before sale to a potential buyer at a bakri farm in Rajasthan's Ajmer district.

wildlife

Arboreal tendua! Waiting for the opportune time to descend and start its day of looking for a meal, this panther hides by day among the foliage of a tree in Rajasthan, India.

desert

Free-wheeling Pariah Kites - raptors in their own right - but otherwise also the most urban and scavenging ones in India, are seen here in the Rajasthan desert sky.

river · temple

The monsoons bring profusion even to water parched Rajasthan. A lovely green hill hosts a temple atop it. A state highway passes through, with Rajasthan local traffic, buses and electric pylons on both sides.

river · village

Algal / algae blooms in a blue lake in Kailadevi village of Karauli district. Someone seems to have a large family gathering at a government community building, maybe a funeral or a chautha, or even a wedding celebration! Hundreds of cars a…

desert · school

School children wave to our camera in happy abandon, living as they do in the remote desert town of Churu at the edge of the desert of Rajasthan. The state highway passes in to Churu from Rajgarh or Jaipur.

festival · village

Rural Rajasthani women and children attend a rural folk festival with moustachioed men dancing with sticks while wearing red turbans. Others go around the festival ground on camels in their best festive regalia.

highway · aerial

Near Alwar in Rajasthan, we encountered these lovely green winter time agricultural fields, with lush plains leading to the Aravalli hills, along a state highway in Rajasthan, with traffic coming from Delhi.

forest · fort

Sariska National Park buffer zone - aerial view of farmlands, Aravalli scrub forest, Rajasthan villages and a range of habitat types.