Rajasthan

river · lake

Jaisamand Lake is renowned for being the second largest artificial lake in Asia. Located at a distance of 48 kms from the city of Udaipur, Jaisamand Lake is also known as Dhebar.

hills · village

Sunrise over barren hills of Aravali range in Rajasthan. A woman roams in the agricultural field in the morning in Rajasthan, she wears a traditional Rajasthani dress. One can see the barren hill tops of Aravalli range.

fort · aerial

Aerial view of 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.

livestock

Rajasthani man milking his goats while wearing his red Rajasthani turban and a white dhoti and kurta. The man sits on his haunches while another person keeps bringing different goats to him to be milked.

desert

Beyond Jodhpur city, the desert starts to develop. This is the edge of the arid zone. See the city give way to the arid lands beyond, as one flies towards a rather lacklustre Jodhpur sunset in Rajasthan.

A peacock (Pavco cristatus) with its long tail feathers perches on a bare tree in Rajasthan. While a leucistic or white peahen roams on the ground. Leucism affects the pigmentation in animals, making the peahen's plumage pale and whitish.

river

livestock · festival

Herd of camels line up for sale during Pushkar Camel fair in Rajasthan. Beside camel, horses are also sold at the fair..

Busy market scene near the Moosi Maharani Ki Chhattri in Rajasthan. Situated outside the main palace of Alwar, Moosi Maharani ki Chhatri was built by Vinay Singh in the memory of Alwar’s ruler, Maharaja Bakhtawar Singh and his queen, Rani M…

forest · wildlife

View of Shri Gopalji Maharaj Temple at Sawai Madhopur, Ranthambhore in Rajasthan Ranthambore National Park or Ranthambhore is one of the largest national parks in northern India.

hills · desert

Traditional thatched mud huts in Rajasthan. Goat grazing hay in the shed and children are standing outside the hut. The hut is made using mud, thatched, wood. The entire village hut are made of thatched and mud .....

festival · wildlife

Ramnath Choudhary man with one of the world longest moustaches , show off during the Jaipur Elephant Festival. Elephant Festival is a festival celebrated in Jaipur city in Rajasthan state in India.

railway

The Palace on Wheels is a luxury tourist train. It was launched by the Indian Railways & Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation to promote tourism in Rajasthan.

fort

Kankwari Fort in Alwar is one of the major attractions for visitors to the world famous Sariska National Park. The ancient Kankwari Fort lies in the buffer area of the sanctuary about 21 km from its main entry point.

village · farmland

Sun sets over the green fields of Moong ki Daal in the village of Sonkhaliya in Rajasthan. Sonkhaliya, a hitherto unknown hamlet, 40 kms from Ajmer district in Rajasthan, has in recent years captured the imagination of birders for the two o…

birds

Bubo bubo or the Great Horned or Eagle Owl in Rajasthan's grasslands: August 2013.

railway · temple

Ajmer Junction wears a deserted look with more trains than people on 15th August, the Independence day for the nation Ajmer (Rajasthani: अजमेर, Urdu: اجمير‎), is the 5th largest city in Rajasthan and is the centre of the eponymous Ajmer Dis…

livestock

The camel plays a very important role in the cultural life of the people of Rajasthan. The camel is an animal though, it has many advantages.

fort · old town

Built from 1464 AD, Neemrana Fort-Palace is located on a high hillock and commands magnificent views of the surrounding beauty. It is among India's oldest heritage resort hotels, as it was created in 1986.

fort · old town

Built from 1464 AD, Neemrana Fort-Palace is located on a high hillock and commands magnificent views of the surrounding beauty. It is among India's oldest heritage resort hotels, as it was created in 1986.

With about 300 clear, sunny days in a year, India's theoretical solar power reception, on only its land area, is about 5,000 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year (or 5 EWh/yr).

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…

farmland · industry

A farmer and his wife collect cotton from their fields in Rajasthan, India. The woman collects cotton within a fold in her saree and then dumps it onto a collection sheet on the ground.