Rajasthan

Travelling through the roads of Gujarat.Gujarat, locally known as the jewel of the west, it is located in the north western part of India.

lake · river

Aerial view of Udaipur city, Rajasthan. Udaipur is also known as the City of Lakes, is a city, a Municipal Corporation and the administrative headquarters of the Udaipur district in the state of Rajasthan in western India.

birds · wildlife

Babbler in slow motion. 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 Flo…

forest · wildlife

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.

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…

livestock

Camel is an even-toed ungulate within the genus Camelus. Camel has distinctive fatty deposits, known as humps, on its back. The average life expectancy of a camel is 40 to 50 years.

Indian spiny-tailed lizard is a species of agamid lizard. These lizards are mainly herbivorous are live in numbers in some areas. These lizards are found in loose clusters and attract raptors and predators.

village

Ingenious system of rural irrigation using a bull! See how the circular movement of the bull turns out water from a well, to irrigate fields! Low impact sustainable India at her best! This clip shows Rural Irrigation System in Jaisamand.

forest · wildlife

Peafowl in Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary. 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.

The wetlands of Bharatpur! Keoladeo Ghana National Park, is located in Rajasthan and is easily accessible from Agra & Jaipur.This National Park is 175 km from Jaipur and 185 km from Delhi.

highway

Driving on National Highway 48 heading towards Kishangarh from Jaipur in Rajasthan. Kishangarh economy mainly depends on the marble trading.

old town · aerial

Aerial view of Jaipur city in Rajasthan, India. Jaipur is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan in Northern India.

ceremony

The practice of child marriage in rural India is deeply rooted in cultural values and grounded in social structures. And despite laws that prohibit child marriage, the practice is still extremely prevalent in many regions.

aerial

Aerial journey of the Mangalsar Dam in Alwar district of Rajasthan. Mangalsar Dam is a man-made Dam constructed in nowhere, approx. 60 km. from the main city of Alwar.

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…

fort · desert

Driving on the congestion free roads of Jodhpur city in Rajasthan, India. Camel drawn carts can be seen on the roads of Jodhpur. Jodhpur is a city in the Thar Desert of the northwest Indian state of Rajasthan.

livestock · festival

Rajasthan is well known for its majestic forts, magnificent palaces and colourful culture. The land of the maharajas is also famous for well-laid gardens and ancient temples.

old town · flowers

Glimpse of Interior designs of the Samode Palace 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 'Maha Rawal' or 'Maha Saheb…

ceremony · village

Village women-folk singing folk songs and performing wedding rituals around a young groom in a community child wedding near Tonk in Rajasthan, in May 2011.

village · desert

Abandoned village from ancient settlements! Kuldhara was the name of the largest village in this community consisting of 84 villages.

festival

Women and kids play and dance on the colourful festival of Holi in the village of Bhavrani, Rajasthan.

wildlife

A leopard (Panthera pardus) roams between rocks and thorny bushes in Rajasthan. It scouts the surrounding with intensity from atop a boulder and settles down behind the cover of a bush to cool his body down.

music

Indian folk singer Ila Arun sings Rajasthani folk song 'Mare Hivde Me Lagi Katar' during Nagaur Utsav in Rajasthan.