Rajasthan

dance · fort

A presentation of the most popular songs within Kathak's literature, presented by the musicians of Kathak Kendra's Repertory Company, at the Neemrana Fort-Palace.

festival

The International Kite Festival, Jaipur is one of the most- attended festivals in Rajasthan. The most colorful festival of Rajasthan provides unlimited fun and frolic.

hills · temple

The old Yamuna bridge with a view of the Baha'i temple of the Bahais of Delhi city. The Aravallis are among the oldest mountain ranges having evolved about 1500 million years ago, and extend from Gujarat through Rajasthan to Haryana--Delhi.…

Takhman-28 a group of Experimental Artists of Rajasthan The name sounds unfamiliar. It should because the word Takhman is neither an abbreviation nor an acronym. In fact, it does not mean anything.

river · lake

Fly over the sacred Pushkar Lake, which holds a great importance in Hindu religion. Pushkar Lake is a well known all around the world for being close to the one few temples of Shri Brahma Ji.

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.

hills · desert

Crowded markets thickly packed with pedestrians, auto-rickshaws, motorcycles, bicycles, carts, camel in Rajasthan.

music

A Rajasthani troupe sings folk song 'Kurja Mhari Bhanwar Base Pardesh' in India. In Rajasthan "Kurja" is referred to a migratory bird used as a messenger to beloved.

wildlife

A lazy leopard rests on a tree during a sunny day in Rajasthan. Later, being bored with sleeping the leopard walks down the tree and goes for a hunt.

wildlife

A Leopard strolling in a Rajasthan grassland within a forested patch. It uses it's tail to sense changes in its immediate environment, and to balance itself.

old town · flowers

A Rajasthani bartender serves cocktail at Samode Palace in Rajasthan, India. Samode Palace, Samode Haveli and Samode Bagh (Garden) are heritage monuments and structures built by the noble feudatory with the hereditary title of 'Maha Rawal'…

village

A wind turbine in a Rajasthani village - renewable or non-conventional energy in use in rural India. The villagers receive and unload from a truck a new batch of saplings for monsoon season plantation work.

festival · livestock

Walk around the street near fairground of Pushkar during the famous Pushkar Camel Fair in Rajasthan. One can see the street vendors selling household products and toys. There are food stalls near the fairground.

fort · temple

Intricate carvings on the walls of Jain Temples of Jaisalmer Fort in Rajasthan, India. Jain Temples situated in the Jaisalmer Fort are a must visit site in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

dance · festival

Women dance in a palace of Bhavrani, a village in Jalore, Rajasthan. Hindus across India this week celebrate the two-day festival of Holi, which marks the beginning of spring, with an explosion of colours, chanting of devotional songs and p…

Boys behave rowdy and girls behave celebratory during Holi festival celebrations in Rajasthan. They smear colour over hapless bystanders and passersby, as personal space and privacy get thrown aside and abandoned for the day.

bazaar · dance

Kathputli Dance means the dances of puppets. The puppets in Rajasthan are one of the most vital sources of amusement in the state.

wildlife · forest

An Indian leopard, beast of prey, enjoys every morsel of its prey while we only see its back. Found in the hilly rocks of Jawai bandh and Jhalana forest reserve in Rajasthan show distinct characteristics especially while they are feeding.

wildlife · forest

An Indian leopard, beast of prey, enjoys every morsel of its prey while we only see its back. Found in the hilly rocks of Jawai bandh and Jhalana forest reserve in Rajasthan show distinct characteristics especially while they are feeding.

festival · livestock

Rajasthani folk dancers entertain people with their performance during Nagaur festival in Rajasthan. The Jodhpur Nagaur Fair is the second biggest fair in India. The fair goes on for eight days.

temple · music

A group of Rajasthani men perform kirtan and sing religious songs at a temple in Bhavrani. People stand outside the temple to see the kirtan.

The painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia.

wildlife · birds

Migratory Demoiselle Cranes spending the winter in rural Khichan village in Rajasthan, India.