Tag: Rajasthan
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A night in the Great Thar Desert
Definitely one of the highlights of our trip so far has been the night we spent in the Great Thar desert. From Jodhpur we drove 300kms west to Jaisalmer, the last town way out in the Great Thar desert. From here we drove out on jeeps the next day another hour west, then got on…
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Spending time with the locals
A big part of our spiritual adventure is to take our travelers of the beaten path and engage them with the locals. In a little village in west Rajasthan our travelers make new friends.
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Camels and Campfire in the Desert
For sure one of the highlights of our spiritual adventure so far. We rode on camel carts through the village, past farming land into the Thar desert. Set up a campfire and watched the sunset, enjoyed a delicious dinner and wonderful company. The scenery and atmosphere was ineffable. Enjoy the pho...
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Highlights 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...
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Chandelao, 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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Jodhpur, the Blue City
The fourth stop on our upcoming spiritual adventure is Jodhpur, the blue city in Rajasthan. From Amritsar we make our way south, leaving the state of Punjab and entering the culturally rich and colorful state of Rajasthan. Our first stop is Jodhpur, the blue city. The city is built around ...
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How to wrap a traditional Rajasthani turban
When I was in Chandelao in May of 2011 I met a local villager who was kind enough to demonstrate for me the art of tying a traditional Rajasthani style turban. Watch the video below. What appears to be an endlessly long piece of fabric wraps a countless number of times around the head of…
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The quaint village of Chandelao, Rajasthan
Tracing our upcoming spiritual adventure to northwestern India we leave Amritsar in the north and head south back to Delhi and from India’s capital we take an overnight train to Jodhpur, Rajasthan. From here we travel by road another 40kms to the village of Chandelao. I had the pleasure of ...
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