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Evening Scene at the Pushkar Camel Fair
Though it is hot during the day most Rajasthani men and women seem unaffected by the heat. As the sun makes its way towards the horizon the lighting gets perfect for photography and photographers gather in large numbers. Here’s a collection of photos from later in the day, when the sun is g...
Read MoreMorning Scene at the Pushkar Camel Fair
So I decided to wake up early (4:45am) on our first day at the Pushkar Camel Fair and head in to see what life was like pre-dawn. I headed out with my camera on a camel cart and arrived at the fair about 25 minutes later. Traders were slowly waking up. Small fires can be…
Read MoreWe arrive in Pushkar!
From Khejarla we headed further east to the holy town of Pushkar. Normally quiet and serene, it is now bustling with thousands of pilgrims, traders and livestock for the annual Pushkar Camel Fair. We stayed at some tents about 2 kms away from the main fair grounds and traveled back and forth on c...
Read MoreRajasthan Street Food
Here are a couple of videos on Indian Street Food cooking taken during our time at the Pushkar Camel Fair in Rajasthan. Yummy! This man has been cooking up amazing dishes all night at the Pushkar Camel Fair in Rajasthan. Vijay Kumar, originally from Guwahati in the state of Assam in northeastern ...
Read MoreA night in charming Khejarla
We are a few days behind with our blogging about our spiritual adventure due to the non existing internet connection where we’ve been so we are playing catch up here. Khejarla is a charming little village about 90mins east of Jodhpur. We stopped here for a night after leaving Jaisalmer. A l...
Read MorePushkar Fair Parade
A grand parade through the streets of Pushkar this morning. Sadhus, music and unending showers of flowers.
Read MoreHighlights of Chandelao, Rajasthan
Our 3 days in the village of Chandelao in west Rajasthan, India, was truly amazing. Here are some photographs that I took over the course of our stay here during many of my walks in and around the village. I hope you enjoy viewing them as much as I enjoyed photographing these wonderful and friend...
Read MoreChandelao, an untouched gem in the desert
We’ve been out of touch for the last couple of days as we’ve been in a remote village in western Rajasthan. We left New Delhi on the 27th of Oct night by train which is always fun in India and headed to Jodhpur arriving about 7:30am the next morning. From Jodhpur we drove about an&hel...
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