Rajasthan

industry

Aravalli stone mining continues in Rajasthan as can be seen through this aerial journey.

Clouds move slowly over the fields and savannah ponds of Rajasthan.

The Indian cormorant or Indian shag (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) is a member of the cormorant family. It is found mainly along the inland waters of the Indian Subcontinent but extending west to Sind and east to Thailand and Cambodia.

dance · ceremony

A group of women performs Ghoomar, the traditional folk dance of Rajasthan. With elegance and poise, they perform the dance decked up in beautiful colorful dresses.

old town · flowers

Samode Palace bedroom decorated in a traditional Rajasthani style. 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' or 'Maha S…

desert · river

A Rajasthani woman, wearing her local attire, pulls out a bucket of fresh groundwater from an open well, covers it after use (to prevent dust and stones from falling in) and walks back home, with the fresh water for her buffalo.

wildlife · birds

Animals in Tal Chappar Sanctuary . Blackbuck or kala hiran, nilgai or Blue bull, Demoiselle Cranes and more! Tal Chhapar Sanctuary is a sanctuary located in the Churu district of Northwestern Rajasthan in the Shekhawati region of India.

fort · village

Ramathra was granted as a jagir (fiefdom) in 1645 AD to Thakur Bhoj Pal by his father the Maharaja of Karauli. The name Ramathra honours Lord Rama, who, it is believed, camped here while on his epic journey to Lanka.

livestock · festival

Trainers force a horse to dance during Pushkar Fair in Rajasthan, India. 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 state of Rajastha…

livestock · sport

Football match in progress during Pushkar mela in Rajasthan. 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 state of Rajasthan, India.

hills

One can see a temple situated on a hill top near Moosi Maharani Ki Chhatri palace in Alwar, Rajasthan.

farmland

One can see villagers of Lalsot in Dausa district of Rajasthan, working in a field harvesting... Lalsot is a city and a municipality in Dausa district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

village

A man drives through a village roads in Rajasthan. One can see a village house and cloth dried outside the houses. And cow dung cakes dried in the sun.

village

Bisnois performing their household work at a village in Rajasthan, India. View of a Bishnoi's house at a village in Rajasthan, India. Bishnoi is a community of nature worshipers in the state of Rajasthan, India.

lake · river

Scenic beauty of Fateh sagar lake in the heart of Udaipur city, Rajasthan. Fateh Sagar Lake is situated in Udaipur city in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

fort · hills

Chittorgarh Fort is the largest fort in India and the grandest in the state of Rajasthan. The fort, plainly known as Chittor, was the capital of Mewar and is today situated several kilometres south of Bhilwara.

wildlife · forest

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

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…

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.

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.

desert · hills

Rajasthan, known as "the land of kings", is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the west of India.

Blackbuck or kala hiran is one of the fastest of all terrestrial animals reaching speeds of up to 80 km/h and it is one of the few antelopes where males and females have distinctive coloration, as the male bucks are a distinctive black and…