Rajasthan

ceremony

Hoards of guests showed up in a community marriage in Tonk district of Rajasthan. People here are seen blowing handmade 'pankhas' or fans to beat the summer heat! Child marriage is banned in India but still takes place in some places where…

forest · wildlife

Tal Chhapar Sanctuary is a sanctuary located in the Churu district of Northwestern Rajasthan in the Shekhawati region of India. It is 210 km from Jaipur and situated on road from Ratangarh to Sujangarh.

fort

Lohagarh Fort Bharatpur was built in the early 18th century by Maharaja Suraj Mal - the founder of Bharatpur. Lohagarh Fort Bharatpur or the Iron Fort is one of the finest architectural monuments in Rajasthan India.

fort

Looking down to the blue city from Mehrangarh Fort. Jodhpur is the second largest city in Rajasthan.The city is known as the "Sun City" because of its bright and sunny weather throughout the year.The city was was founded by Rao Jodha, a chi…

fort · old town

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

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.

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…

old town · flowers

Swimming pool area at Samode Palace lit up with lights at night, Jaipur in Rajasthan. Samode Palace, Samode Haveli and Samode Bagh (Garden) are heritage monuments and structures built by the noble feudatory with the hereditary title of 'Mah…

school

Rajasthani women in colourful sarees, salwar etc...comes to attend the inauguration program of Madhyamik Vidyalaya Bharatpur School, run by the NGO in Rajasthan. The school building on the first floor has: 1.

dance

A Rajasthani Bhavai dancer dances on broken glasses and walks on fire to entertain tourists at Nagaur Festival in Rajasthan. Bhavai is a genre of folk dance popular in Rajasthan state in western India.

desert · village

Kuldhara Village in Rajasthan. Rajasthan the land of Rajasthanis, is the largest state of the Republic of India by area.

old town · flowers

View of Samode Palace, Rajasthan. one can see the exterior designs of the Palace in Rajasthan.

fort · hills

Looking at the Kumbha Palace, Chittorgarh Fort - Rajasthan. Chittorgarh Fort is the largest fort in India and the grandest in the state of Rajasthan.

river · lake

The Taj Lake Palace staff welcomes a tourist. Tourists visit Lake Palace in large number. It is actually a Palace built by Maharaja of Udiapur. It is located on natural island in the middle of Lake Pichola.

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…

Even though there are many colours in the air while playing Holi but this courtyard in Rajasthani tells a different story. Women and kids are all either dressed in red or simply covered in the gulal powder colour.

desert

A desert fox forages at night, however, it also gets scared of a dog who barks constantly at him. The fox gets scared of the dog and leaves the place.

industry · river

Cement mixers and other construction equipment, in use in Rajasthan. Afcons is the company that seems to have supplied the equipment and trucks, perhaps for a government contract.

old town · flowers

Samode Bagh comprises a collection of extremely comfortable tent- effect rooms scattered around a large premise.

river · lake

A busy street on the route from Udaipur to Chittorgarh. Of course, one has not reached Chittorgarh in this clip.

A fruit bat hangs upside down on a Neem tree in Bhawrani village, Rajasthan. The Fruit Bat falls into the category of the Megabat and sometimes they are called the Flying Fox in some locations.

festival

Men of Bhavrani village in Rajasthan gathered on Holi night at the palace in Bhavrani. After playing Holi in the morning, these men have gathered together at the Palace for food and cocktails.

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.