Rajasthan

fort

The Chand Baori is only one of thousands of magnificent stepwell remaining in India. This stepwell in India served as water tanks, a space for social gatherings and, in some cases, temples of Hindu worship.

temple · wildlife

Aerial view of Galta gorge mandir or Monkey temple in Rajasthan. The Galta Gorge mandir or the Monkey temple is seen to be surrounded by beautiful Aravalli Hills consisting of several shrines, holy kunds, pavilions and natural springs.

aerial

An aerial journey of the scenic Ranakpur Dam in Sadri, Rajasthan.

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.

wildlife · forest

Young leopard follows its mother in Jhalana forest, Rajasthan. The mother roams around the forest in search of food or prey.

temple

Nareli Jain Temple is a modern Jain temple complex, located on the outskirts of Ajmer at Kishangarh Bypass.It is also known as Shri Gyanodaya Tirth Kshetra.

A dramatic cat-fight between two female leopards in the Aravalli hills of Rajasthan, India. As the two of them tumble down the rock, they reach a precipice and fall right off.

river

A fruit bat hangs upside down on a Neem tree in Bhawrani village, Rajasthan. The Fruit Bat falls into the category of the Megabat and sometimes they are called the Flying Fox in some locations.

This blade cuts like a knife, through stone!

desert

Lanius family Bay backed Shrike is known as Latohra in Hindi. With its hooked beak, the Shrike is adept at catching insects such as crickets. It often stores such prey on thorns by impaling them and then consuming the insect later on.

farmland

A flock of Black-headed Ibis ( Threskiornis melanocephalus) foraging for food in the dry grasslands inside Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan.

wildlife · birds

Keoladeo Ghana National Park, is located in Rajasthan and is easily accessible from Agra & Jaipur.This National Park is 175 km from Jaipur and 185 km from Delhi.

forest

The Sariska Palace was built in 19th century by the Maharaja of Alwar. The palace was converted into forest reserve in the year 1955 and was made a national park in the year 1982, today it consists of the royal ambience it used to have earl…

festival

During the annual Urs Festival in India some Sufi Muslim holy men known as Qalandars of the Chisti showing their devotion by sticking knives in eyes.

festival · music

Crowded streets of Ajmer during Urs in fast motion. See people walk through the streets towards Ajmer Sharif Dargah. See a street vendor sells colorful balloons. Devotees throng Dargah of Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer on occasion of Urs.

river · lake

Two men wash their clothes and bathe in Shiv Sagar Lake in Bhawrani, Rajasthan. Jalore is located at the foothills of Swarnagiri Mountain just 140 Km from Jodhpur and 340 Km from Ahmedabad.

hills · village

In one section of the Patan Mahal there is a selection of old royal palanquin and cannon. The Palace preserved old cannon and palanquin. The Patan Mahal takes you back to a world that doesn't exist anywhere else any longer.

wildlife · birds

Migratory Demoiselle Cranes flying over rural Khichan village in Rajasthan, India. The demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) is a species of crane found in central Eurasia, ranging from the Black Sea to Mongolia and North Eastern China.

One can see preparation of Kofta Sudarshan in Rajasthani style at Surajgarh Fort, Rajasthan.

farmland · desert

Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) is the most widely grown type of millet. It has been grown in Africa and the Indian subcontinent since prehistoric times.

Colourful Rajasthani puppets for sale in Rajasthan.

desert

Camels sit around in the heat of the Thar desert in Rajasthan, chewing cud. A large Bluebull male or nil gai antelope does the same, sitting in the hot summer sun oblivious to the 48 degrees Celcius temperature about him...