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The elephants were usually highly decorated. This one was strolling down a side alley in Udaipur.
The camel is the standard beast of burden.
Just seeing the country go by when in the car was fascinating. I was astounded at seeing building sites, with many of the manual labourers being women, working in brightly coloured saris. When asked, I was told that in rural areas, it is the women who work at the more menial jobs, while the men try to get better paid work.
Trust this one to disgrace himself in front of us! Even the camels were decorated.
We just happened to pass these Oxen working a water mill, somewhere in the back of beyond of Rajasthan.
Early morning washing & bathing outside our hotel in Udaipur.
This five story building is just a facade - barely one narrow room deep, with hundreds of latticed windows. Built to enable ladies of the royal household to watch the outside world - which they were forbidden to enter - without being seen.
An ordinary house within the Jaisalmer Fort area. The ground floors of such houses are often plain on the outside, with the upper stories making up for it with very ornate decorations.
A famous marketplace where you can buy all sorts of exotic spices. It has a very British clock tower in the centre.
A popular sweet drink made from freshly squeezed cane. These sellers were a common sight everywhere.
Outside the big cities, everyone was most genuinely hospitable. They gave us sweets as a "thank you" for taking their photos.
A traditional Opium Ceremony for greeting visitors.
Guess what I was slurping from the hand of a Brahmin!
OK, so it seemed a good idea at the time......
A couple of bored security guards showed us how they wrap up their very long turbans.
Of course these kids wanted some rupees for having their photo taken.
Even though we couldn't converse, admiring the baby and each other's clothes is still universally appreciated.
Exotic dancers at a Jaipur restaurant, balancing burning braziers on their heads.
Jaipur with Delhi & Agra makes up the ubiquitous Golden Triangle, Indian holiday. However we enjoyed the rest of Rajasthan much more than the main cities.
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