Rajasthan

river · lake

Aerial over view of Pushkar Lake and town in Rajasthan. A sacred lake of the Hindus, Pushkar Lake is of the five most sacred pilgrimage destinations for the Hindus in India.

aerial

An aerial view of a Rajasthani palace in Bhavrani, a small village in the Jalore district of Rajasthan. The local folks, all attired in colourful Rajasthan formal wear, converge on the thikana head's house for a Holi celebration.

livestock

Local people of Patan are preparing their camel carts for tourists. Camel carts are for easy access to Patan Palace, it can easily go through the narrow lanes of Patan. Royal cenotaphs are built in the memory of Maharajas of Patan.

hills · wildlife

Road trip from Alwar City to Bala Qila in Rajasthan, India. Alwar is a city and administrative headquarters of Alwar District in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

hills · wildlife

Road trip from Bala Qila to Alwar City in Rajasthan, India. Alwar is a city and administrative headquarters of Alwar District in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

livestock · festival

Camels are fully decorated in colourful attire during the decorated camel competition during Pushkar fair in Rajasthan, India.

birds · wildlife

White spires of a temple in Rajasthan adorned with a pair of Black Drongo or kotwal birds, as they see the perches as easy points from which to sally forth and hunt for insects on the wing! The black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) is a small…

wildlife · forest

Sariska is one of the major travel destination of India and famous for its national park or tiger reserve.

festival

People celebrating Holi in the streets of Rajasthan. In Rajasthan, Holi is celebrated on a scale involving the entire state. Rajasthan celebrates a number of festivals.

festival

This festival is a perfect manifestation of India's secular nature as a large number of people belonging to other clans also actively take part in this festival.

river · lake

Ajmer residents come out to enjoy a rainy morning at Ana Sagar Lake in Ajmer. Ana Sagar Lake is an artificial lake situated in the city of Ajmer in Rajasthan state in India.

Help us identify this flowering plant from the grasslands of Sonkhaliya in Rajasthan, if you can! (The flower almost looks like a lotus species...)

village · wildlife

Sonkhaliya, a hitherto unknown hamlet, 40 kms from Ajmer district in Rajasthan, has in recent years captured the imagination of birders for the two of the most sought after species in the oriental region - Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indic…

livestock · desert

Camel plays a very Important role of the in the Cultural Life of the people of Rajasthan. Every object, event or place has its own multi dimensional aspects. Camel is an animal though, it has many advantages.

wildlife · forest

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.

wildlife · forest

Sambhar deer at Sariska National Park and Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, India. a pair of mud-caked Sambar cross each other in the deciduous forests of Sariska, in the Aravalli range.

desert

Breeding season fight between Blackbucks in Rajasthan. Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), is a species of antelope found mainly in India.

old town · fort

Neemrana Fort is categorized as a premium heritage fort. It is also the oldest heritage site in India.

hills · wildlife

Vespa bike emits a noxious cloud of exhaust on Rajasthan roads in India. Rajasthan is slowly and steadily getting under shadow of thick black smoke emitted uncontrollably by thousands of vehicle in all sizes.

These Rajasthani workmen are sculpting in the traditional Shekhawati style in order to renovate and restore and old haveli in Rajasthan.

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…

river · temple

Fly over the annual Pushkar camel fair, one can notice the colorful giant wheels, camels, and crowded market along with tented accommodation for traders. One can see the decorated camel carts on the ground.

livestock · desert

Goats in a dry, arid area of Rajasthan manage to even eat the leaves of a thorny zizyphus ber shrub.