When someone says Rajasthan what is the image that comes to your mind? When I traveled to Jaipur for the first time in 1990 (where did the time go?) what I saw was not what I expected from the desert. Jaipur had trees and the ‘real’ desert was nowhere in sight. Similarly this time when Suryagarh invited me to visit them for ‘monsoon magic’ I was wondering if there would be any rains in the desert! I was seriously wondering what would be the monsoon like in Jaisalmer? And if you are wondering too let me show it to you in a few pictures.
We got the rains within a few hours after our arrival. They said that the operations manager, Nakul, was good at singing Megh Mallhar. Before we arrived he went to the terrace and sang to his heart’s content and that brought the rains. The weather turned quite pleasant after the shower and it also gave me the pleasure of capturing reflections. The musicians at Suryagarh are good. I am not so much into music but the musically inclined blogger Sudha G. had a really good time listening to them.
Monsoon Magic, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
On the second day we were on a temple trail (a separate post for that). Afterwards the plan was to visit the Jaisalmer Fort. Shivya, Neelima and Supriya along with me bullied the owner Manvendra Singh Shekhawat ( a former model at that too) into driving us around the Desert National Park. The vistas were dramatic to say the least. Vast open spaces with monsoon clouds truly provided magic to be captured by my camera.
Suryagarh, Jaisalmer
Back at Suryagarh I went to walk around the premises in the pleasant weather. It is anyway very difficult to keep me indoors. I have visited Suryagarh in January 2012. But this walk was to that side of the hotel where marriage ceremonies are held. In January 2012 Manvendra said there there were plans to construct a rain water harvesting system and it was in place now.
Beautiful Skies at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Suryagarh specializes in taking its guests out in the wilderness and hosting high tea, drinks, dinner and what not in middle of nowhere. I associate Jaisalmer with blue skies but this time there was so much drama in the sky. And I loved capturing it. I don’t know how you view your photography. But I really do not like the pictures I click initially as the actual scene is fresh in my eye. It is only when the memories fade that I start liking what I clicked. However, I think the above picture is an exception. I like it already!
Fellow Blogger Shiva Nath Enjoying the Scenary
Our last stop on the drive was this fresh water pond. Now did you associate so much water with Rajasthan? At least I did not and was really happy to see such ponds along the way. This is Manvendra’s secret. He says people at the hotel do not know this place! Beautiful it was!
Amazing post , Awesome captures.Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Rupam.
Great shots, loved the fourth shot..
Thank you Ajeeth, I too like the 4th one most.
Beautiful Clouds, they appear magical on the fort and the landscape….
Thank you Prasad.
Ultimate photography…
That is so kind of you Meghana.
Great !!! Especially Mansoon magic image is mind blowing… keep posting please (:
Thank you Akrati.
gr8 capture during awesum weather……:-)
Thank you.
‘ Drama in the sky ‘ and your words…. this was/ is beautiful in all its season. A harvest of your words.. thank you for a great share…
Rayala thank you for such a generous comment.
What lovely captures! I remember chasing for deserts till we reached Sam Dunes. But even that was a let down.
Ilakshee nearby dunes of Lakhmana and Kanoi are much more beautiful.
You have inspired me to visit the place. There’s something exotic about it.
Matheikal Jaisalmer is truly beautiful.
Spectacular shots.
Thank you Rajesh.
Mridula – you must be a really positive person, seeing only the beauty around you and these pictures are testament to that !!
Thank you Sangeeta.
my eyes are stuck at these fabulous captures .. the cloud really looks animated to scare 🙂 and the blue cloudy sky above the fort … make it a treat to the eyes !!
awesome !!
My Say that is not a fort, that is the hotel 😀
Loved the pictures and blog.:_)
Thank you Sumanth.
Wonderful writing and equally wonderful clicks.
Thank you Bushra.
I love reading your blog & am totally obsessed with taking pictures of the sky & clouds!
Thank you Tarika and thank for stopping by to leave a comment.
Great shots………………… Monsoon magic in the middle of the desert……………………..
Yes Debopam. 😀 It was a good experience.
The sky looks mesmerising. Brilliant!! I suppose you had a different taste of Rajasthan this time.
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Yes Niranjan and it was wonderful.
Great shots with good words is like sone pe suhaga…..
by they where is this secret fresh water pond in jaisalmer