Saturday, December 30, 2006

|| India: Padharo Mhare Desh ||

Jaipur: The pink city of Rajasthan


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Jaipur from Amer fort
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Sheesh Mahal in City Palace

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Elephants are no longer natural means of commute in India !
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Kanak Vrindavan
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Some of the doors of City Palace are decorated like this.
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Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) built in 1799.


Jodhpur: The sun city of Rajasthan

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Mehrangarh Fort founded by Rao Jodha in 1459.
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The blue city of Jodhpur from Meherangarh fort.
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The Sheesh Mahal on fort made of Glass and Gold.

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Maha Mandir Temple known for its architectural splendour was built in 1812 by Maharaja Man Singh.

Jaisalmer: The Golden City of Thar

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Night view of Sonar Killa (The Gold Fort)

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Patawon Ki Haveli. The carving is on stone.
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Golden city of Jaisalmer from the Golden fort.

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Camel Riding is a main tourist attraction in desserts of Rajasthan. I was just too scared to try one.

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Even these small creatures in dessert make wonderful patterns on sand.

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One Rajasthani women performing traditional dance.



India: Cities

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Mulshi near Pune. Really quiet place.
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These are the road conditions in Pune. Just too difficult to drive.
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Pune: The traffic has no rules- at least no one follows them.
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Nagpur: Small shops are slowly getting replaced by shopping malls. Big Bazaar is one among them.