Rajasthan

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.

ceremony · village

Child Marriage in Rajasthan. The illegal practice of child marriage is rampant in Rajasthan.

livestock · village

Monsoon gives the tiny village called Sonkhaliya on the Kota Cross Road a whole new look. Time has its own speed here and the folk culture is the only culture.

desert · wildlife

Great Indian Bustards in the Desert National Park, Jaisalmar, Rajasthan, India, at the edge of the Thar desert.

music · desert

Song: Rajasthani Folk About the artist: Mame Khan also known as the signature Folk voice of Rajasthan, has taken an ancient musical legacy from the golden Thar Desert to the screens of Bollywood and to more then 60+ countries, celebrating t…

wildlife

Wild boar foraging for grain along the Pandupole road from Kalighati, with two temple priests having walked by and thrown eatables for them, on a sunny winter day at Sariska National Park, Rajasthan, India.

dance

A Rajasthani folk group performs Rajasthani Dance. See a kid dances while a person plays Ravanhatha. They wear traditional Rajasthani dresses with Rajasthani traditional turban. A woman sits next to a man her face is covered with Ghoonghat.

wildlife · birds

Foraging along fields and open spaces near villages and agriculture, this large flock of 12, 000 Demoiselle Cranes winters in the north Indian state of Rajasthan, as respite from the biting cold of their more northern habitats.

livestock · festival

Bustling street of Pushkar town, 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.

livestock · festival

The street of Pushkar are crowded with people during Pushkar fair, 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 Raj…

livestock · festival

Stalls set up during Pushkar mela in Rajasthan. And the entire fair is illuminated. 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…

Gujarat, locally known as the jewel of the west, it is located in the north western part of India. The state is bordered by Rajasthan to the North, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Arabian sea and the Pakistan province of Sindh in the West.

Time lapse of making of Imarti (Indian Dessert). Imarti (Amriti / Emarti /Omriti) is also known as Jaangiri/ Jhangri in south India, is a dessert invented in Mughal kitchen and is now popular in across Indian subcontinent including Rajastha…

river · lake

Kankroli is a city located in the district of Rajsamand in Rajasthan, India. It is located about 64km on the Rajsamand lake built by Maharaja Rajsingh. Along the lake is the beautiful temple called the Dwarikadheesh Temple.

railway · fort

View of Dausa from the ruined fort. Dausa, the city and administrative headquarters of Dausa district in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is better known as "Dev Nagari" and 55 km from Jaipur, 240 km from Delhi and situated on the NH-11.

festival

Young boys playing Holi and smearing gulal on the faces of each other's faces. Holi is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus, as a festival of colours.

fort · hills

Amer Fort is located in Amer (a town with an area of 4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi), 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India. It is one of the principal tourist attractions in the Jaipur area, located high on a hill.

Bar-headed Geese (crossed checks, according to Shruti Sharma, of the Indian Forest Service!), ready to take off from Tehal Jheel or wetland at Sariska National Park, Rajasthan, India.

forest

Kala hiran at Tal Chhapar / chappar Sanctuary in the open grasslands and savannah of Rajasthan, India.

lake · river

The Sambhar Salt Lake, India's largest inland salt lake, sits 96 km south west of the city of Jaipur (Northwest India) and 64 km north east of Ajmer along National Highway 8 in Rajasthan.

birds

Greater Spotted Eagle, Desert National Park, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. It is sitting on a Capparis sepiaria bush - caper or dela.

festival · livestock

Zorbing activity at the famous Pushkar Camel Fair in Rajasthan. Participants climb inside a giant transparent inflatable ball and roll, bounce, and walk across the sandy fairgrounds, creating a fun-filled spectacle for visitors.

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.