Photo essay of my awesome Bundi trip
” The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” ~ Marcel Proust […]
India, Photo Essays, Rajasthan, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, West
India, Rajasthan, West
Bhil tribe, the bowmen of Rajasthan
When I was a little girl, my grandmother would tell me stories from the Ramayana. My favourite was the one […]
India, Rajasthan, West
Kal Beliya, the snake charming gypsies of Rajasthan
In Bundi, I teamed up with Om Prakash Kukki, a local guide and amateur archaeologist. He is a very interesting […]
India, Rajasthan, West
The wild beauty of rural Bhilwara
Let me start by introducing the Bhilwara district of Rajasthan to you. Imagine softly rounded scrub-covered hills cradling a shallow […]
India, Rajasthan, West
Bundi stepwells and the story of a heartbroken queen
For a town as small as a dinner plate, Bundi abounds with stepwells. There are as many as 50 Bundi […]
India, Photo Essays, Rajasthan, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, West
Photo essay of the beautiful Bundi frescoes
Some of Rajasthan’s finest miniature and mural paintings were produced around Bundi and Kota. These two towns of Rajasthan were […]
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Bundi paintings, a school of charming Rajasthani miniatures
Not many people know that I paint and even fewer are in the secret that my specialty was miniature painting. […]
India, Rajasthan, West
Garh Palace of Bundi and its treasure of paintings
Located below the Taragarh Fort is the famous Garh Palace of Bundi. It is a big complex that has a […]
India, Rajasthan, West
Taragarh Fort in Bundi: its secrets and legends
‘This is more the work of goblins than of men’, said Rudyard Kipling to himself. He was at Sukh Mahal […]
India, Rajasthan, West
Bundi town, a timeless place full of medieval charm
Before Bundi was conquered by Rao Deva Singh in 1241, it used to belong to the local Meena and Bhil […]