Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur, Picture Taken in November 2008 I had visited Jaipur in November 2008 along with my younger nephew. Our first stop was Jaigarh Fort and it makes for so many pretty pictures. But the one below is not pretty, taken by OrangeStreet and posted with permission. Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur after a Night of…
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Jaipur in an Autorickshaw- On CLAY Now
Amber Fort Jaipur I wrote the Jaipur Story (November 2008 with Brat 2, my younger nephew) for CLAY too (the first one was for Gonomad) and it is now up on their site- Our plan was to hire an autorickshaw (because of this recommendation by Arun) with Gopi as our guide. I called Arun and…
Lazy Sunday Photo- Looking Out of Amber Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Amber Fort, Japipur, Rajasthan Loved the color of the sari the woman looking out is wearing and hence included her and the girl in this picture taken at Amber Fort, Jaipur (Rajasthan). I am quite reluctant to photograph people for the fear of offending them. But yesterday an interesting incident happened in the market. I…
More Images of Jal Mahal- Jaipur
Jal Mahal, Jaipur A Larger View of the Jal Mahal Area, Jaipur
Jaigarh Fort- Jaipur, Rajasthan
Jaigarh Fort- Jaipur, Rajasthan There are many scenic spots within the Jaigarh Fort and above is one of them. However, a person who chatted with us in the hope that we will hire him as a guide told us a very interesting story. He said that there is (or was) huge treasure buried within the…
Lac Jewellery from Jaipur
Lac Earrings from Jaipur, Rajasthan I use ornaments sparingly. But I have to admit I am quite fond of earrings and can wear quite big ones that resemble chandeliers! And there is no place like Jaipur to shop for jewellery. I bought all the stuff in the picture from Jaipur (but not in this trip…
The City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan
The City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan I am quite amazed that in spite of countless trips to Jaipur (remember I have studied near Jaipur for 5 years) I never managed to see the City Palace before. Of all the monuments I saw this time, I liked the City Palace most. Here too restoration work was going…
The Jaipur Story!
Amber Fort, Jaipur- Sunil Feeding the Pigeons I wrote this post to say that my Jaipur story is now up at the Gonomad site. It is difficult to compress Jaipur in 1500 to 1700 words but that is what I did. So there are many stories that would get narrated here only. PS. The tall…
Puppets are Popular at Jaipur
Puppets are Celebrities at Jaipur There was so much crowd at the puppet show at the City Palace Jaipur that I was content to click the crowd from a distance. Among all the monuments that I saw at Jaipur, I found the City Palace the most stunning. The ladies in yellow caps (look left) belonged…
Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur- A View from the Fort
View from the Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan Our first stop at Jaipur was Jaigarh Fort. There were a lot of monkeys around and at one point both Sunil (also referred to as Brat 2 many a times on this blog, I wonder if he too has a blog somewhere :D) and I were not sure…