Bundi is simply magical. Imagine a small enchanting royal capital filled with dazzling fort, faded cupolas, intricate step wells, glassy lakes, ancient dusty bazaars and labyrinthine lanes of blue houses, set amidst bare brown…
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The smoking goat of Bhilwara
I seem to have a thing for goats and it is no pun intended. No matter wherever I go, there invariably will be one nimble footed creature who will bleat its way into my…
City Palace on an autumn afternoon
The City Palace of Jaipur is impressive. A striking blend of Rajasthani and Mughal architecture, it is a complex of courtyards, gardens and buildings. Standing right in the heart of the Old City, the magnificent…
Autumn day at Amer Fort
The smell of Jaipur is quintessentially hot. It is of a blistering heat which reeks of blazing sand, hot stones and fiery wind which often burns the nostrils. Summers there smell of sour raw…
Money Matters Jodhpur
Lying on the eastern border of the Thar Desert, Jodhpur is indeed incredibly blue. Spread at the base of the mighty Mehrangarh Fort like a graceful pleated skirt, the old city is a jumble…
Romance of Jodhpur bazaar
That evening after a sublime sunset at Jaswant Thada, I had enough time on my hands to pay Sardar Market a customary visit. The famous market had kept up to its expectations of being…
Beautiful blue Jodhpur
My Jodhpur memories are a beautiful jumble and this had been one of the earliest posts I had written as a travel blogger. To begin with, I have no recollection of when I had…
17 photos that may tempt you to visit Shekhawati
Shekhawati had been unlike any place I have ever visited and you can read about my experience here. Located in one remote corner of windswept sandy Rajasthan, Shekhawati consists of districts of Sikar and…
The crown jewel of Nawalgarh
The fame of the open air museum of Shekhawati had set me off to this extraordinary place and this post on Nawalgarh is the third of 4 posts in the series on “The Painted Towns of Shekhawati”.…
The French legacy of Fatehpur
The fame of the open air museum of Shekhawati had set me off to this extraordinary place and this post on Fatehpur is the third of 4 posts in the series on “The Painted Towns of Shekhawati”.…
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