‘Bucket List’ I’ve noticed that in the last couple of years, people have been throwing these two words around on the regular. Whilst I don’t have a particular list denoting the things I should achieve/accomplish before my demise, there was one place on this earth that I knew I would one day explore with my own eyes… Rajasthan, The Land of Colours. Spielberg crudely portrayed the North of this country in the Indiana Jones franchise (see Temple of Doom). Unfortunately there aren’t any banquets here entailing spreads of monkey brains and newborn live snakes [I say unfortunately as I am keen to try anything at least once]. What you will find however, is some of the most impressive and picturesque sites in the world, not to mention the rich history that dwells within this region. I’m not only referring to the days of British India rule, but more importantly this land once set the backdrop to some of the most epic battles in ancient Hindu Mythology (see Ramayana).
From the 28th December till the 5th January I’ll be exploring the lands of Rajasthan, starting from the capital Jaipur… The Pink City. Here are a few portraits from around Jaipur. I should note that the weather hasn’t been the best [haze & rain], and so I’ve mainly been using the 35 mm and 50 mm. The 10 – 20 mm hasn’t been seeing a whole lot of action - hopefully once I reach Jodhpur, the skies will be a clearer…
Makes me want more! Would love to see pics of groups of ( local, ethnic clad) people also through your lens as well!
ReplyDeleteThanks Aarathi. I'll get onto it:)
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