A short distance from Jaipur in Rajasthan, India is the Amber or Amer Fort. This imposing fortress on the hill overlooking the lake is spectacular. From the outside, at first glance it appears to blend into the landscape but as you … Continue reading Amer Fort – Jaipur, India
In Jaipur is the spectacular Hawa Mahal, also know as Palace of Winds or Palace of the Breeze. It was built of pink and red sandstone in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh. The intricate lattice work provided a way for … Continue reading Hawa Mahal – Palace of Winds – Jaipur, India
I doubt there is anyone in the world who hasn’t heard of the Taj Mahal, its one of those iconic landmarks like the Empire State Building, the Sydney Opera House or the Louvre. No visit to the north of India would … Continue reading Taj Mahal – Agra, India (photo heavy)
The Red Fort of Agra is known by many names, the Red Fort, Agra Fort, Lal Qila, Fort Rouge and Red Fort of Agra. It’s only a short distance from the Taj Mahal so you can easily see both in … Continue reading The Red Fort of Agra – Uttar Pradesh, India
Just a small selection of the photos I took featuring the people of Rajasthan, India. The animals have their own posts here & here so its time for the people to shine. Continue reading People of Rajasthan
Click here for the previous blog post about Sacred Cows, Elephants and Camels. There were a lot of smaller but no less important creatures we saw in India. This is their blog post. You may like to check out my post about … Continue reading Monkeys, Rats and assorted beasties – Rajasthan, India
Throughout our trip through India, we saw many animals along the way. From sacred cows in the street to beasts of burden and everything in between. Here are just a few of them… Click here for more of my … Continue reading Sacred Cows, Elephants and Camels – Rajasthan, India
Around 30km from the city of Bikaner in Rajasthan, India is the unusual rat temple of Karni Mata. Around 20,000 extremely well fed black rats call this temple home. There are apparently a small number of white rats which are … Continue reading Karni Mata (rat temple) – Rajasthan, India
I confess that I got rather obsessed in Rajasthan with photographing literally anything to do with elephants and the elephant headed god Ganesha. The elephant is a huge part of Indian culture, important both in religion but also admired for … Continue reading Rajasthan … not more paintings of elephants!
One of the things I loved while travelling through Rajasthan was the decorative walls outside of many homes. On a much grander scale are the haveli (painted) mansions which is one of the main reasons to visit this region. More … Continue reading Rajasthan wall paintings – more elephants…
For as long as I can remember, Rajasthan was on my list of places to visit. I’m not entirely sure why the forts and palaces of this desert region called to me. I’d read the book The Far Pavilions … Continue reading Colours of Rajasthan – forts, palaces and painted elephants
