Travelling around India in 2017/2018 – Jaisalmer
Sunrise on a cold morning
Sand dune
Me hugging my new best friend๐
Sand dune at sunset
Camels drinking their 80 litres
A red Indian!
Water stop for camels
One of the few flowers I saw in the desert
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The fort
Inside the sumptuous palace
The palace
Jain temple
Anil, owner of the antique shop
One of several gates to the fort
The fort at night
A lane in the fort
Palace courtyard
A view of the fort’s bastions from the inside
The fort lit up at night
A painting depicting an Indian Romeo and Juliet
Looking down inside the fort
Inside one of several Jain temples in the fort. Amazingly intricate carvings.
An example of the stupendous amount of wiring in the fort whose infrastructure is overloaded
A close-up
Another Jain temple
Inside a Jain temple
Inside a Jain temple
Inside a Jain temple
Inside a Jain temple
In the fort
Salim Singh-ki-Havel
Salim Singh-ki-Havel
Salim Singh-ki-Havel: you can see this column made of pieces. The top two are removed on the right.
The stone with a groove a knob would go upright and slot into the wall coming towards us. The knob goes into the hole on floor stone.
Patwa-ki-Haveli
Patwa-ki-Haveli
Patwa-ki-Haveli
Patwa-ki-Haveli
Patwa-ki-Haveli
Patwa-ki-Haveli
Patwa-ki-Haveli
A lock and key shaped like a scorpion at Patwa-ki-Haveli
Patwa-ki-Haveli
Patwa-ki-Haveli
Patwa-ki-Haveli
Patwa-ki-Haveli
Patwa-ki-Haveli
Patwa-ki-Haveli
Patwa-ki-Haveli
Patwa-ki-Haveli
Patwa-ki-Haveli
Nathmal-ki-Haveli
The Golden City in all its glory!
Gadisar Lake
Gadisar Lake
I ended up in this part of town after I decided to take another route back from the lake.
Gadisar Lake
One of the few times I’ve taken a photo of someone without permission. But I looked at him and gave a thumbs up with a questioning look. He nodded ๐
A post box!
Gadisar Lake
A band playing by Gadisar Lake
I asked if I could take his photo. His son, next to him, said no but the man nodded ๐
Even the tiny airport was golden!
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