Rajasthan

festival

Little kid drown into the huge pan during Holi celebrations in the streets of Rajasthan. It is one of the major festivals in India and is celebrated with extreme enthusiasm and joy.

wildlife · birds

The nesting grounds of the critically endangered Lesser Florican bird in Sonkhaliya in Rajasthan.

village · livestock

In the monsoon, Sonkhaliya wears a colourful look, especially in the grazing grounds where the villagers bring their cattle to graze on the grass.

dance

Chari Dance, Rajasthan: Chari is a dance form with effortless hand and foot movements while balancing brass pots kept on the heads of the dancers.

desert · hills

Jaisalmer Fort is one of the largest forts in the world built in 1156 AD by the Bhati Rajput ruler Rao Jaisal, from where it derives it name.

village

On a full moon night, men from Kushalgarh village feed the fish and eels of the Ruparel river near Sariska National Park, Rajasthan, India/

village · highway

Wagah Attari border between India and Pakistan: Independence Day 15th August 2012. The India--Pakistan Border, known locally as the International Border (IB), is the international boundary between India and Pakistan that demarcates the Indi…

lake · river

Sunset over the salt pans of Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan. The Sambhar Salt Lake, India's largest inland salt lake, sits 96 km south west of the city of Jaipur (Northwest India) and 64 km north east of Ajmer along National Highway 8 in Rajasth…

forest · wildlife

Rose-ringed Parakeets nesting on a palm tree. Jaisamand wildlife Sanctuary is situated about 50 kms far from Udaipur rajasthan. The Jaisamand wildlife sanctuary have a large area about 52 sq kms of forests.

livestock · village

A herd of Sirohi goats walks along a narrow paved road in a dry rural landscape of Rajasthan. The surrounding terrain is sandy and sparsely vegetated, with native trees and shrubs scattered across the countryside.

wildlife · birds

This meaningful wildlife footage documents migratory Demoiselle Cranes (Anthropoides virgo) being carefully fed by the local villagers of Keechan, Rajasthan, under the guidance of the legendary conservationist Shri Sevaram Ji, widely known…

village

Join us on a captivating journey through the quaint galis of a village in Rajasthan. Experience the charm and authenticity of rural life as we wander through narrow streets filled with history and culture.

Conservationist Padmaja Rathore speaks on camera about the interesting geography of the Jawai Bandh region in Rajasthan. The region is on the leeward side of the Aravali mountain range and is a natural catchment area.

music

It was 150 glorious years of the Indian police, on the occasion of which bands of various State police and paramilitary forces staged the Great Indian Police Band Show.

Rajsathani woman and her children dye the clothes using famous tie and dye technique of Rajasthan. They dipped the tied clothes into orange colour. This technique is also known as Bandhini in Rajasthani.

Workers dyeing clothes with the help of tie and dye art of Rajasthan. The tie and dye textile work of Rajasthan is as popular as the state itself. The tie and dye fabrics in Rajasthan are as old as 5000 years.

The multi-coloured painted grasshopper goes by many names, each attempting to be as descriptive as words allow for such a spectacle.

wildlife

The Indian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca), is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Along with Tigers, Asiatic Lions, Snow Leopards and Clouded Leopards, Panthers or leopards make up the five big cats of the Indian Subcontinent i.e.

old town · flowers

Fusion of Mughal and Rajasthani art and architecture seen at the heritage hotel Samode palace, Jaipur in Rajasthan.

ceremony

Colourful bangles on display at a stall in a market of Udaipur, India. Bangles are traditional ornaments worn mostly by South Asian women in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

monsoon · livestock

Grasslands of Shokhalia have been green and grassy since the monsoon rains hit. Cattle have been brought out by the locals to graze on the grass.

farmland · village

Mung beans — a type of small, green legume in the same plant family as peas and lentils — is a high source of protein, fiber, antioxidants and phytonutrients.

river · lake

Goats co-exist with a large group of Lesser Flamingos at Sambhar Lake along the Sikar route in Rajasthan, India. The villagers provide protection to the visiting birds in their brackish salt water lake.