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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 […]

July 12, 2021
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 […]

July 11, 2021
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 […]

July 10, 2021
India, Rajasthan, West

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. […]

July 5, 2021
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 […]

July 4, 2021
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 […]

July 2, 2021
India, Rajasthan, West

Captivating Bundi, an offbeat gem in Rajasthan

‘Don’t touch it.’ I had snapped at the foreign tourists who were tentatively touching the frescoes on the walls inside […]

July 1, 2021
India, Rajasthan, West

The beautiful details of Ranakpur Jain Temple

‘Waahhhh!!’, yelled a nine-month-old Akash. His loud bawling echoed through the multi-colonnaded Ranakpur Jain temple sending flocks of pigeons flying […]

March 28, 2021
India, Photo Essays, Rajasthan, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Trip Photos

How to visit the painted havelis of Shekhawati in Rajasthan

Shekhawati was unlike any place I have ever visited in Rajasthan. Located in one remote corner of the windswept sandy […]

March 27, 2021
India, Rajasthan, West

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 […]

March 26, 2021
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