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 [View with PicLens] 1234567► As I rode Dehli city bus 729 towards Indira Gandhi International airport crammed in aisle amidst the crush of humanity that is Indian public transportation, I was excited at the prospect of seeing my sister, Karin, and brother-in-law, Jeff, after nearly a year away. I had just completed nearly [...] 12/5/2007, 12/10/2007 to 12/11/2007 | India , Madhya Pradesh  [View with PicLens] 1234…678► While Varanasi may be the most famous and holiest of India’s riverside cities, there are a number of venerated places along India’s extensive network of rivers. I made my way to three of these revered cities in Madhya Pradesh, stopping first at Ujjian, and then Maheshwar, and Omkaheshwar. In [...] 12/5/2007 to 12/9/2007 | India , Madhya Pradesh  [View with PicLens] 1234…101112► The collection of villages now scattered across the Mandu plateau sit in the shadow of a deserted capital dotted with ruined mosques, palaces, and tombs. It was once a capital and fortress of a Muslim dynasty that ruled the area during the 15th and early 16th century. Today it [...]  [View with PicLens] 12► Few tourists make there way to the town of Jhalawar in the southeastern corner of Rajastan. I was stopping to break up the journey to province of Madhya Pradesh and to check out the 10th century sun temple in nearby Jhalrapatan. However, what I’ll remember from Jhalawar was not [...]  [View with PicLens] 123► Kota is the big city in the area, for this reason most tourists don’t do much here other than hop on a train. I made a day trip into the city to check out the city’s palace and look around. I walked around some of the back streets picking [...]  [View with PicLens] 1234► The small town of Hindoli gets only a fleeting mention, if any, in guidebooks. It lies 30 minutes by bus north of Bundi on the edge of large reservoir. While certainly not the most spectacular town in Rajastan, it’s a pleasant picturesque town with more of a village feel. [...]  [View with PicLens] 123► The Bundi festival extended to a few neighboring towns. The Rajastani tourist office in Bundhi was using the festival as an occasion to try to develop the tourist industry in these towns by organizing a free bus tour. I went along with 8 other tourists to town of Kasherai [...]  [View with PicLens] 123► Images from the Deepans (ghee lamps) that took place around the town.  [View with PicLens] 1234…789► There were far fewer western tourists at the festival in Bundi than at the more famous Pushkar fair. The relatively small number of tourist meant that the 20 or so foreign tourists who were there were given the “royal” treatment. On the first day of the festival there was [...]  [View with PicLens] 12345► After leaving Pushkar, with the rest of the crowds at the conclusion of the fair, I spent a half day in Ajmer before heading on to the town of Bundi. Ajmer is a Muslim pilgrimage town, the site of the tomb of an important Sufi saint. For me it [...] | ||||
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