Rajasthan

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...

lake · river

Ranges of everyday activities going on in the streets of Udaipur, Rajasthan. Udaipur is also known as the City of Lakes, is a city, a Municipal Corporation and the administrative headquarters of the Udaipur district in the state of Rajastha…

forest · wildlife

Wild boar or pig roam the Aravalli deciduous forests of Rajasthan, in the valleys of Sariska, rather inured to the presence of human beings and confident in their presence.

forest · wildlife

The Sariska Tiger Reserve is an Indian national park located in the Alwar district of the state of Rajasthan. The topography of Sariska supports scrub-thorn arid forests, dry deciduous forests, rocks and grasses.

festival · dance

Rajasthani women dancing on the occasion of Holi. In Rajasthan holi is celebrated on a scale involving the entire state. Holi is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus, as a festival of colours.

village · livestock

In a tiny village called Sonkhaliya on the Kota Cross Road, time has its own speed and the folk culture is the only culture.

ceremony · flowers

A nobleman's urban abode restored to perfection, the Haveli emerges, as if from nowhere at the end of a narrow lane - an oasis of serenity in the depths of the lively city.

forest · wildlife

The Sariska Tiger Reserve is an Indian national park located in the Alwar district of the state of Rajasthan. The topography of Sariska supports scrub-thorn arid forests, dry deciduous forests, rocks and grasses.

desert · village

A little girl sweeping a House in Mulsagar Village in Rajasthan. Rajasthan the land of Rajasthanis, is the largest state of the Republic of India by area.

Indian spiny-tailed lizard is a species of agamid lizard. These lizards are mainly herbivorous are live in numbers in some areas. These lizards are found in loose clusters and attract raptors and predators.

birds · wildlife

A Yellow-crowned Woodpecker perched on a tree branch in the forests around Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan.