I have to admit when Gajendra ji suggested the village breakfast I was a bit skeptical. But I kept my thoughts to myself and agreed to go ahead with their plans. Later in the day we were going to visit the Rawli Tatgarh Sanctuary as well. We started towards the village at 8.30 am and…
Category: Rajasthan
A Trip to a Village and a Walk through the Narrow Lanes of Raipur
After spending a peaceful night at Lakshman Sagar I was ready for sight seeing. The agenda for the day was to visit the nearby village and in the evening the Raipur town. This was half of my room at Lakshman Sagar. And as I was the only women around at that time they used to…
Traditioanl Indian Stone Grinders
Stone grinders have gone out of fashion in urban India. But when I was growing up we had both sil batta (on the right in the photo) and chakki (the round one on the left) at my home! This is what was used to grind pulses (using the round one called chakki), masala (spices) and chatni…
Glorious Sunrise at Lakshman Sagar, Rajasthan, India
When I post for sky watch most of pictures are either clouds or sunsets. I am not a morning person. But since I learned (and it was a long time ago) that the morning light can do wonders for your photographs I have been making an effort! I was told that the sunrise was at…
Lakshman Sagar, Pali, Rajasthan- The Journey and the First Impressions
When I heard from Lakshman Sagar about a possible invitation to their property I was quite excited as I liked what I saw on their website. We settled for 9th to 12th November as the dates for the visit. I now had to find train tickets to Ajmer just before the Diwali week. I got…
Sun Plays Peak-a-boo Behind the Clouds, Lakshman Sagar, Rajasthan
I visited Lakshman Sagar in Pali, Rajasthan recently. The place used to be a hunting lodge and it has now been converted into a hotel. They have 12 rooms in a vast open space! There are two restaurants which earlier used to be the janana (room for ladies) and mardana (room for men). However what…
Ajmer Sharif, Ajmer, Rajasthan
The auto driver left me in a narrow street in Ajmer and said I could walk straight to the Ajmer Sharif shrine ahead. When I looked at the crowd my resolve wavered but I somehow proceeded to the entrance. I came to the dargah from the Ajmer Railway Station. The auto driver at the station wanted 200…
Diwali Greetings
Wish you all a very happy and safe Diwali in 2012 and always.
Lakshman Sagar, Pali, Rajasthan
I had a most amazing stay at Lakshman Sagar Resort in Pali district of Rajasthan. Just got back today. The story will follow. But let us celebrate Diwali first. And I am actually falling asleep on the keyboard now. So see you tomorrow folks after a good night’s sleep. But I have stories to tell,…
Birds at Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
For quite sometime at Bharatpur I roamed alone while my husband and daughter had a later start at that day. I had seen Black Headed Ibis at Mangalajodi too. So at Bharatpur I recognized it on my own! I met these Rose Ringed Parakeets right at the beginning of the park. They look so…