Rajasthan

festival · livestock

A Rajasthani singer sings 'Bande Tu Kar Bandagai' at the annual Nagaur Ustav in Rajasthan, India.

fort

Mehrangarh Fort stands a hundred feet in splendor on a perpendicular cliff, four hundred feet above the sky line of Jodhpur. Burnished red sand stone, imposing, invincible and yet with a strange haunting beauty that beckons .

festival · river

If one common element weaves through the numerous festivals and fairs in India it is the sheer explosion of color and endless surge of pilgrims the synergy of sight and sound makes the festival of rural India as vivid as they are stimulatin…

fort · temple

Shiva temple is located below Ramathra fort in Rajasthan. Ramathra was granted as a jagir (fiefdom) in 1645 AD to Thakur Bhoj Pal by his father the Maharaja of Karauli.

bus · ceremony

At least 15 people were killed and 31 injured when an electric wire fell on a bus carrying guests to a marriage ceremony at Saans village in Tonk district. The bus was carrying 50 to 60 passengers, said witnesses.

wildlife · birds

Demoiselle crane dancing and displaying their wings in desert of Rajasthan. 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.

livestock · festival

Camel dance is one of the major attractions of Rajasthan's world famous Pushkar Fair. The Pushkar Fair (Pushkar Camel Fair) or locally Pushkar ka Mela, is the annual five-day camel and livestock fair, held in the town of Pushkar in the stat…

fort · industry

One can see guest dining and enjoying traditional Rajasthani food at Surajgarh Haveli in Rajasthan... The town of Surajgarh in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan derives its name from the 18th century fortified Palace SURAJGARH.

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.

hills · desert

Rajasthani woman dances to entertain tourists at a hotel in Rajasthan, India. Rajasthan is India's largest state by area (342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi) or 10.4% of India's total area).

wildlife · birds

Passer domesticus or the Common House Sparrow, in Rajasthan, India. They have been fed grain by local shop-keepers and merchants.

village · livestock

This Memorial of Shree 108 Shree Keshawanand Udasi was made by his disciple Shree Ganganand Udasi in Rajasthan. Swami Keshwanand (1883-1972) was an Indian freedom fighter and social reformer.

lake · river

A weaver preparing a new basket while the finished products are being sold on the streets of Udaipur, Rajasthan.

fort · hills

Having a look at the structures inside the Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan. Chittorgarh Fort is the largest fort in India and the grandest in the state of Rajasthan.

river · lake

Ajmer residents have beautiful fountains on 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.

village · farmland

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…

wildlife · birds

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…

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…

wildlife · village

The Kharmor, as it is locally known in Rajasthan, during its mating season displays in Moong ki Daal fields in Sonkhaliya in Rajasthan.

desert · river

Rājasthān, known as "The land of kings", is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India.

village · dance

Foreigners dancing with Indians at Wagah Border Wagah Attari border between India and Pakistan: Independence Day 15th August 2012.

politics · ceremony

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…

lake · river

Group of flamingos in Sambhar Lake of Rajasthan. Sun-set over the Aravallis from the lake in Sikar district. Lots of immature first year Flamingos sieve plankton from the brackish waters of the Sambhar lake.