Rajasthan

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.

Delicious mouth watering dish Dahi pulao being prepared by chef at Surajgarh Haveli in Rajasthan...

festival · dance

Women dance during Holi celebrations in Rajasthan, India. The Holi Festival in Rajasthan is celebrated at the onset of spring. This festival is regarded as the harbinger of the season. Holi is one of the major festivals for the Hindus.

birds · wildlife

The Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones.

highway · village

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

ceremony · politics

Mass Child Marriage being performed in the town of Alwar of Rajasthan, India. Child marriages are illegal in India, but are still performed in some places, due to local religious and cultural beliefs which support and justify the cultural p…

temple

Shri Guru Jambheshwar Temple in Rajasthan. 363 Bishnois sacrificed their lives to save trees from cutting. Bishnoi is a community (part of Hindu Dharma) founded by Shri Guru Jambheshwar Ji more than 500 years ago in Rajasthan.

fort · aerial

An aerial view of Chittorgarh Fort in Rajasthan, India, during the golden hour near sunset. Warm sunlight illuminates the fort's extensive stone ramparts, palaces, temples, and historic towers, accentuating the scale and architectural detai…

livestock · village

A vivid scene of pastoral life unfolds in rural Rajasthan, where herders guide a large mixed herd of brown, black, and white goats along a village road.

river · lake

On a foggy day at Sambhar Lake, Rajasthan, salt loading continues despite low visibility. The vast white salt fields disappear into the mist, and shapes of workers, containers, and vehicles appear only faintly through the fog.

aerial · lake

These breathtaking aerial shots capture the mesmerizing salt pans near Sambhar Lake, Rajasthan’s iconic saline basin.