Rajasthan and Gujarat – India 2025

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Sydney – Sights

 
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Queen Victoria and her Sovereign’s Sceptre and Sovereign’s Orb.

 

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The video wall with flying birds in the foyer of the building where Matthew’s office is located.

 

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The old and the new

 

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To India – Meals

 
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Curry chicken and curried potato on the way to India

 

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Breakfast on the way to India, the light orange half-moon was billed an egg omelette.

 

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New Delhi – Hotel City Star

 
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Curried breakfast – Day i India

 

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The roof-top terrace, the home of curried breakfasts.

 

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New Delhi – Streets

 
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A mural near the hotel

 

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The spikes that I braved for the last photo

 

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New Delhi – Lunch

 
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Lunch of Tikka surprise – very tasty

 

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New Delhi – Streets

 
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What a great costume

 

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Bubble wrap anyone?

 

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I need to cross here!

 

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New Delhi – Traffic

 
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We don’t this amount of traffic in Coffs

 

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New Delhi – Streets

 
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Pots for sale

 

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New Delhi – Traffic

 
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I learnt how to cross in traffic like this.

 

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New Delhi – Hotel City Star

 
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A typical breakfast at the Hotel City Star.

 

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New Delhi – Streets

 
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This lady is preparing ovals of cow dung to dry in the sun. It is used to burn in a fire.

 

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New Delhi – To Heritage Museum

 
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I think this is the Indian version of fly tipping.

 

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New Delhi – Streets

 
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And I thought walking on the pavement was safer

 

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All cows are sacred in India

 

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New Delhi – Traffic

 
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Off to market

 

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A bullock cart

 

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New Delhi – Streets

 
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A slipper stall in the market

 

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Getting water from the pump

 

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A typical New Delhi street

 

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Delivering Gas cyclinders

 

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Clothes stalls

 

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New Delhi – Traffic

 
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Now that is a traffic jam.

 

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New Delhi – Heritage Transport Museum

 
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Formula 1

 

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The interior of the Jodhpur Saloon

 

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Stephensens Rocket

 

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Landau

 

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Tanga, Horse carriage

 

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Gond Painting

 

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Badal 1978, 199cc 1 cylinder

 

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Rolls Royce

 

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A typical petrolstation

 

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Standard 10

 

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Chrysler Royal Saloon

 

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Hudson Commodore Sedan

 

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Chrysler Imperial Lebaron

 

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A cafe table

 

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The washroom

 

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‘Namaste’

 

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The Heritage transport building.

 

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TATA Marshall

 

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Semaphore Signal Western India, 1900

 

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Which way do i go?

 

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New Delhi – AIMarket

 
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This AI generated image is a clean and tidy view of a typical spice market. The real thing is total chaos.

 

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New Delhi – Jama Masjid

 
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The skirt is a good match to my top, I think.

 

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New Delhi – Heritage Transport Museum

 
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They let anyone operate signals these days.

 

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Chaar Bhuja Dhaari Vighnaharia

 

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New Delhi – Jama Masjid

 
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3 photos stitched together

 

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To Pushkar – On the Train

 
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Lunch in the train on the way to Ajmer

 

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To Pushkar – On The Road

 
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Ajmer-To Pushkar in a Tuk-Tuk

 

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Pushkar – Streets

 
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Pushkar – Royal Amar Hotel where I am staying

 

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Pushkar – Naya Rangji Temple

 
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Pushkar-Naya Rangji Temple

 

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Pushkar – Badi Basti

 
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Pushkat Bag shop

 

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Pushkar – more shops

 

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Pushkar – Inn Seventh Heaven

 
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The restaurant Inn Seventh Heaven right at the top.

 

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The view

 

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India Thali at the Inn of the Seventh Heaven it has:

 

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Pushkar – Streets

 
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Italian food is popular here.

 

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Still under construction, offers invited.

 

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Bharat Sevashram Sangha temple building with its distinctive spires, an adjacent multi-story building, and a courtyard area.

 

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Time for a chat on a Saturday morning

 

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Pushkar – Shops

 
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The Pushkar sword shop

 

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Pushkar – Gau Ghat

 
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Pushkar Lake – Gau Ghat – this part of the lake still has water.

 

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Pushkar – Streets

 
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The monkey is just not interested in the Holy Cow

 

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Pushkar – Purchases

 
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Good value for Aus $0.19 per kg

 

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Pushkar – Streets

 
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A small street parade

 

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Not sure what the god is.

 

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Pushkar – Brahma Temple

 
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Pushkar-Brahma Temple no photos allowed inside

 

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Pushkar – The Iodine Chemist

 
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The shop where I bought the Iodine to sterilise the tomatoes

 

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Pushkar – Streets

 
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Camel Safari HQ

 

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Part of Pushkar Lake with low water level.

 

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L S Haveli, a hotel with a view of the Aravalli hills in the background.

 

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Pushkar – Savitri Temple Trail

 
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Not very high yet.

 

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Now we are getting there.

 

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A bit higher still

 

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Little monkeys

 

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There is a monkey in the pouch of the one on the right

 

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Now we wre making progress

 

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Nearly there

 

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Pushkar – Royal Amar Hotel Breakfast

 
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Pushkar-Royal Amar Hotel Breakfast

 

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Pushkar – Savitri Temple Trail

 
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The pilgrims numbers are growing.

 

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Savitri Temple at the top of the hill.

 

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Still a few steps yet.

 

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Pushkar – Savitri Temple

 
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Pushkar-Savitri Temple the only shrine I could photograph.

 

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Pushkar – Cable Car at Savitri Temple

 
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I took the easy way down.

 

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Pushkar – Cable Car entrance

 
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Pushkar-Cable Car entrance

 

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Pushkar – Savitri Temple Trail

 
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A sacred Cow and a Camel for hire, is it my imagination or does the camel look a bit ‘Snooty’?

 

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Pushkar – Decorated Bowl shop

 
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Pushkar-Decorated Bowl shop

 

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Pushkar – Hanuman Dham

 
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A large golden orb and religious symbols, identified as a mobile representation of ‘Hanuman Dham.’

 

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Pushkar – Sewing Machine shop

 
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Sewing machine shop – like new

 

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Pushkar – Alpha Brews Cafe

 
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Alpha Brews Cafe menu

 

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Alpha Brews Cafe menu

 

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Alpha Brews Cafe menu

 

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Alpha Brews Cafe menu

 

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Alpha Brews Cafe menu

 

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Alpha Brews Cafe – an air-conditioned Italian cafe.

 

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Pushkar – Purchases

 
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Plate and Knife mainly to prepare fruit.

 

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Pushkar – Old Rangji Temple

 
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Old Rangji Temple

 

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Maintenance on Old Rangji Temple

 

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Pushkar – Ghat

 
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Steps to the Lake

 

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Pushkar – Temple by the Lake

 
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A temple by the Lake

 

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Pushkar – Shri Ram Raika ma Temple

 
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Shri Ram Raika ma Temple

 

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Pushkar – Bricks

 
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The steel is up.

 

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The bricks are ready

 

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Pushkar – Plate and Knife shop

 
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Pushkar-Plate and Knife shop

 

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Pushkar – Sewing Machine shop

 
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Sewing machine shop – pre loved machines

 

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Pushkar – Old Rangji Temple

 
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Old Rangji Temple

 

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Pushkar – Waah Shakers

 
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Thali lunch

 

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Pushkar – Hotel Royal Amar

 
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And me ready to nearly go into the pool.

 

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The Hotel Royal Amar swimming pool that I nearly went into. Well, in my defense it was only 9am and a chilly 27C.

 

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Pushkar – Temple

 
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Pushkar-Temple

 

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Pushkar – Alpha Brews Cafe

 
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Alpha Brews Cafe -The Supreme Hamburger

 

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Pushkar – Hotel Royal Amar

 
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Hotel Royal Amar the mountain view from my room.

 

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Ajmer – Akbar Fort

 
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ANIMAL FIGURINEPERIOD : Approximately 5000 years old

 

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SHELL OBJECTS

 

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LNGODBHAV

 

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SHESHA SHAIVISHNY

 

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VISHNU

 

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BRAHMA,VISHNU AND SHIVA

 

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VISHNU

 

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BRAHMA

 

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The image is a vintage print depicting two women in a courtly setting from the Mughal.

 

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Maharana Partap and Shakti Singh

 

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Krishna Leela Scene

 

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Akbar and his troops stayed in at Ajmer whenever he visited the Ajmer Sharif Dargah.

 

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Akbar’s Fort

 

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Akbar’s Fort

 

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Government Museum, Ajmer in Akbar’s Fort

 

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Akbar’s Fort

 

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Ajmer – Streets

 
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One of Ajmer’s narrow streets

 

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A water pump

 

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The confectionary at the front right of the stall is Karachi Halwa.

 

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Butcher’s shop – with temperatures in mid 30c and the meat in the open,

 

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Swimming Pool?

 

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Ajmer – Akbar Fort

 
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Shield and Daggers

 

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Ajmer – Train to Sawai Madhopur

 
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Train to Sawai Madhopur – waiting to board

 

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He sells Diet Pepsi – my treat for the train

 

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Inside 3d class AC carriage. The train is all sleepers as ithe trip is 42+ hours.

 

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Sawai Madhopur – On the train

 
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These level crossing huts are at many of the crossing gates.

 

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A lot of brown fields.

 

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Some greenery. Not sure what species of tree they are.

 

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Sawai Madhopur – Jungle View Resort Ranthambore

 
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Jungle View Resort Ranthambore

 

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Jungle View Resort Ranthambore

 

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Jungle View Resort Ranthambore

 

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Jungle View Resort Ranthambore

 

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Jungle View Resort Ranthambore the pool

 

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Oh dear, the hair is not wet!

 

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It was so hot – i was too lazy to go back and get my sun-screen

 

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My cabin for the night

 

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Sawai Madhopur – Ranthambore National Park

 
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Young Sambar Deer

 

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Young Sambar Deer

 

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Young Sambar Deer

 

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Sawai Madhopur – Jungle View Resort Ranthambore

 
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My dinner

 

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A close up of dinner

 

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The staff

 

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My table on its own in the middle of the room!

 

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Jungle View Resort The sign to the turn off

 

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This is the road/path/track

 

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The track turns right

 

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Sawai Madhopur – Ranthambore National Park

 
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Adult Blue Bull Or Nilgai Asian Antelope

 

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Adult Blue Bull Or Nilgai Asian Antelope

 

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Cormorant

 

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Cormorant

 

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Peafowl

 

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Spotted Deer

 

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Female tiger prints

 

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Ranthambore National Park

 

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The larger bus that operates in the park.

 

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Flame of the forest, Revered as sacred by Hindus. This red flowered tree is used to cure back pain.

 

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Grey Francolins also known as Grey Partridges

 

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Ranthambore National Park

 

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Ranthambore National Park

 

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Is this some intrepid tiger hunter, I do not think so!

 

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What are you looking at Mister! Adult Blue Bull Or Nilgai Asian Antelope

 

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A male Indian Gazelle

 

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Ranthambore National Park

 

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Ranthambore National Park

 

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Sawai Madhopur – Streets

 
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Sawai Madhopur-Streets

 

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Sawai Madhopur – Ranthambore National Park

 
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Chital deer

 

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Ranthambore National Park

 

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A male Indian Gazelle

 

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A male Indian Gazelle

 

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Egret

 

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White-breasted waterhen

 

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Egret

 

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Sawai Madhopur – Jungle View Resort Ranthambore

 
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Sharing a seat in the Tuk-Tuk to the station.

 

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Sawai Madhopur – On the train

 
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On the train to Udaipur – a welcome snack

 

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Udaipur – Mahila Mandal Sabjee Market

 
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Udaipur-Mahila Mandal Sabjee Market fruit and veg heaven.

 

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Udaipur – Streets

 
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More heaven

 

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Udaipur – Mahila Mandal Sabjee Market

 
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Even more heaven.

 

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Udaipur – Streets

 
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Indians do like there chilli

 

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Everywhere in the world you have to dry washing.

 

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Chips potato and others. The young man posing for the photo is cooking them in a Wok

 

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Home is where you choose it to be.

 

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My Udaipur personal travel agent. See the newsletter headed ‘How to book a tour’ for the story.

 

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One day it may rain then thgis will be a clean car.

 

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Udaipur – City Palace

 
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Udaipur-City Palace

 

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Udaipur-City Palace

 

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Udaipur-City Palace

 

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Sajjangarh Monsoon Palace

 

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Udaipur-City Palace

 

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Udaipur-City Palace

 

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Udaipur-City Palace

 

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Udaipur-City Palace

 

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Udaipur-City Palace

 

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Udaipur-City Palace

 

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Jagdish Hindu Temple, dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the temple was built by Maharana Jagat Singh in 1651 AD at a cost of 1.5 million rupees.

 

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Certainly not a Tiger hunter!

 

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Udaipur-City Palace

 

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Udaipur-City Palace

 

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A sitar

 

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Musical ladies

 

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Udaipur – Streets

 
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Shrines like this are frequent on the streets of India

 

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Udaipur-City Palace

 

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Maharana Udai Singh II (1537-1572), displayed at the City Palace Museum in Udaipur, Rajasthan.

 

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Hindu God Ganesh

 

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Maharana Bhupal Singh. He is depicted in traditional attire, including a turban and a long robe with an embroidered jacket

 

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Maharana Bhagwat Singh Mewar of Udaipur. He is depicted in traditional attire, including a turban,

 

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Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur is depicted in traditional attire, including a white sherwani, a red and gold sash, and a red turban.

 

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Maharaj Kumar Sahib Dr. Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar of Udaipur

 

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Udaipur-City Palace

 

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Udaipur-City Palace

 

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Jagamal Ji was not the rightful heir, so he was helped down from the throne by the courtiers.’

 

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Maharana Pratap attacking Man Singh of Jaipur in 1576. It is located in the City Palace Museum in Udaipur, Rajasthan.

 

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This ceiling was difficult to photo with a still shot

 

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Udaipur – Shilpgram craft villiage

 
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Udaipur-Shilpgram craft villiage – musical instruments carved in stone

 

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Local players

 

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This chariot pulled by elephants is call ‘Indra-Vimaan’ and was used by Royalty in processions.

 

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Traditional Banni Huts

 

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Sehariyas tribal house

 

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I used the non VIP variety

 

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Amphitheatre

 

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Virgo on the left and Libra my sign on the right.

 

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Aquarius, Judy’s sign

 

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Ganesh and musicians (I think)

 

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More musical instruments

 

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Shilpgram craft villiage

 

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Shilpgram craft villiage

 

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Shilpgram craft villiage

 

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Stone, I think.

 

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Tribal Huts

 

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Shilpgram craft villiage

 

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Pot shop

 

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Statues

 

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Hand painting on Silk

 

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Udaipur – City Palace

 
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Life in Zenana- The Inside-out of Udaipur’s Palace for Women

 

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Shringaar: Aesthetics and Adornment

 

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Udaipur-City Palace

 

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Udaipur – Streets

 
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A renovators dream

 

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Goats galore

 

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Milk anyone?

 

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Udaipur-Jagdish Temple

 

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Udaipur – Jagdish Temple

 
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Music and singing

 

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Udaipur-Jagdish Temple

 

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Udaipur-Jagdish Temple

 

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Udaipur-Jagdish Temple

 

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Udaipur-Jagdish Temple

 

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Udaipur – Gangaur Ghat

 
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A wedding couple at Gangaur Ghat

 

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Udaipur – Toward Ambrai Ghat

 
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Toward Ambrai Ghat

 

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Udaipur – Gangaur Ghat

 
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Another wedding maybe?

 

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Udaipur – Streets

 
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Udaipur-Streets

 

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Udaipur – Shiv Palace – Rooftop Restaurant

 
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Shiv Palace -View from Rooftop Restaurant

 

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Udaipur-Shiv Palace – Rooftop Restaurant

 

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Udaipur – Saveena Circle

 
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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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Market people

 

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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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Market people

 

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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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Market people

 

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Market people

 

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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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Market people

 

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Guddu my driver looking on

 

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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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Market people

 

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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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Market people

 

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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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Market people

 

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Market people

 

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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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The only broccoli in the market

 

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Market people

 

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Market people

 

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Market people

 

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Market people

 

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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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Market people

 

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Market people

 

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Market people

 

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Market people

 

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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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Market people

 

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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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Market people

 

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Market people

 

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Market people

 

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Market people

 

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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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Market people

 

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Market people

 

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Wholesale Fruit & Veg

 

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We were invited in for Chai

 

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Making Chai

 

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Market people

 

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Udaipur – Royal Burial memorial

 
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Udaipur-Royal Burial memorial

 

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Udaipur-Royal Burial memorial

 

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Udaipur-Royal Burial memorial

 

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Udaipur-Royal Burial memorial

 

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Udaipur – Musical Instruments

 
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Udaipur-Musical Instruments

 

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Udaipur-Musical Instruments

 

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Udaipur-Musical Instruments

 

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Udaipur-Musical Instruments

 

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Udaipur – Royal Burial memorial

 
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Royal Burial memorial – it is a good job this is not a movie as then you would be able to see my legs shaking – I don’t react well to heights.

 

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Chittorgarh – Fort

 
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A real Indian male toilet – I thought you would like to see one.

 

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One of the 7 gates into the fort. The fort area is 6.5kms wide by 1.5kms across. Today 5,000 people live in the fort area. Years ago that number was 70,000

 

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Chittorgarh-Fort

 

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Musician would play in the tower

 

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The city below the fort

 

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Past wars destroyed much of the fort. A Bollywood film was shot here yesterday hence the red (ochre I t hink)

 

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Chittorgarh-Fort

 

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Chittorgarh-Fort

 

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Chittorgarh-Fort

 

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Chittorgarh-Fort

 

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Chittorgarh-Fort

 

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Chittorgarh-Fort

 

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Chittorgarh-Fort

 

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Chittorgarh-Fort

 

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Chittorgarh-Fort

 

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Chittorgarh-Fort

 

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A god represent as half man, left and half woman right

 

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Chittorgarh-Fort

 

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Chittorgarh-Fort

 

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A lion on the 3rd floor

 

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Chittorgarh-Fort

 

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Jauhar place

 

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Chittorgarh-Fort

 

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Chittorgarh-Fort

 

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A bathing pool for the royal women of the fort. The water is replenished from a spring that comes up behind the small building with pillars near the waters edge.(A close-up in the next image.)

 

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Close-up of the building where the spriurfaces

 

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Exquisite carving

 

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Chittorgarh-Fort

 

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Akbar captured the Chittorgarh Fort on February 23, 1568, after a prolonged siege that began on October 23, 1567.

 

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Chittorgarh-Fort

 

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Chittorgarh-Fort

 

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Chittorgarh-Fort

 

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Either Akbar the terrible or Barry Hunt the nearly Tiger hunter. The bulge is my money wallet and passport by the way.

 

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That fellow again

 

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A beautiful white horse

 

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My driver

 

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Bathing pool

 

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The Victory tower – 7 close-up photos combined to show the true beauty of the tower.

 

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That fellow and his guide

 

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Chittorgarh-Fort

 

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Ambrai Ghat – Toward Gangaur Ghat

 
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Ambrai Ghat-Toward Gangaur Ghat

 

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Ambrai Ghat – Toward City Palace

 
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Ambrai Ghat-Toward City Palace

 

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Quila Kumbhalgarh – Kumbhalgarh Fort

 
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Kumbhalgarh (lit. ‘Kumbhal fort’), also known as the Great Wall of India, was built during the 15th century by Rana Kumbha.

 

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Map of the fort

 

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Kumbhalgarh

 

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Kumbhalgarh

 

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Kumbhalgarh

 

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This image (which I have retouched) shows the spikes at the height of an elephant

 

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Water storage

 

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Kumbhalgarh

 

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Royalty’s quarters

 

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Kumbhalgarh – the wall one of the longest in the world.

 

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Kumbhalgarh

 

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Kumbhalgarh

 

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I thought that I was looking at solar panels but they are sheets of tin.

 

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Kumbhalgarh one of the temples

 

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Kumbhalgarh one of the temples

 

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Kumbhalgarh

 

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Ranakpur – Ranakpur Jain Temple

 
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Ranakpur Jain Temple

 

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Ranakpur Jain Temple

 

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Ranakpur Jain Temple

 

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Ranakpur Jain Temple

 

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Ranakpur Jain Temple

 

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Ranakpur Jain Temple

 

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Ranakpur Jain Temple

 

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Ranakpur Jain Temple

 

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Ranakpur Jain Temple

 

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Ranakpur Jain Temple

 

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Ranakpur Jain Temple

 

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Ranakpur Jain Temple

 

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Ranakpur Jain Temple

 

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Ranakpur Jain Temple

 

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Ranakpur Jain Temple

 

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Ranakpur Jain Temple

 

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Brahmanon Ka Gurha – To Sahasra Bahu Temples

 
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Blocks of stone,marble I think

 

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Goats

 

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Marble shop

 

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Marble shop

 

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Elephant shop

 

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Roadside pool equipment shop

 

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Badgaon – Sahasra Bahu Temples

 
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The Sahasra Bahu temples at Nagda are a pair of late 10th-century Hindu temples dedicated to Virabhadra.

 

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In this temple one of Virabhadra’s creatures

 

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Sahasra Bahu Temples

 

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Sahasra Bahu Temples

 

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Sahasra Bahu Temples

 

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Sahasra Bahu Temples

 

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A popular place for a wedding

 

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A popular place for a wedding

 

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Sahasra Bahu Temples

 

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Sahasra Bahu Temples

 

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Craft shop – Udaipur

 
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A craft shop in Udaipur. This is a hand-painted picture by a master craftsman that took him 3 months to paint. It is on camel bone (the replacement for ivory) The price is Aus $ 3,000.

 

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To Vadodara by coach – the ticket office.

 

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To Vadodara, my lie flat bed on the coach.

 

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To Vadodara – Shamliji

 
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To Vadodara a very modern coach.

 

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Vadodara – Shiva statue

 
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Vadodara Shiva statue in Sur Sagar lake.

 

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Some green in the city of Vadodara

 

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I am sure you can spot the spelling mistake.

 

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A coach and horse

 

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A shrine in the Uber taxi

 

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The university guest house and behind, the Faculty of Fine Art.

 

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I think this is home for the couple.

 

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A minimalist repair shop.

 

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Vadodara – Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery

 
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Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery – An english painting by J.M.W. Turner A view of the river Stour

 

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Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery gardens.

 

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Vadodara – Sayaji Baug

 
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Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery gardens.

 

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Vadodara – Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Cable Stayed Bridge

 
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Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery gardens clock taken at 9:10am. Out early as it will be 43c by 1pm.

 

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Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery gardens clock and painted palms

 

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Vadodara – ISKCON temple

 
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Outside ISKCON temple of Hare Krishna. Free lunch is offered. I was offered a lunch but I thanked and declined.

 

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Vadodara – Kirti Mandir

 
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Kirti Mandir was built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of the Gaekwad dynasty of the Marathas

 

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Vadodara – ISKCON temple

 
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ISKCON temple of Hare Krishna

 

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ISKCON temple of Hare Krishna

 

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ISKCON temple of Hare Krishna

 

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ISKCON temple of Hare Krishna

 

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Ladies creating garlands

 

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ISKCON temple of Hare Krishna

 

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ISKCON temple of Hare Krishna

 

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ISKCON temple of Hare Krishna

 

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ISKCON temple of Hare Krishna

 

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ISKCON temple of Hare Krishna

 

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Vadodara – Kirti Mandir

 
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Kirti Mandir

 

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Vadodara – Jubeli Baug

 
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Vadodara Mahanagar Seva Sadan Garden.

 

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Tthe Head of garden design and maintenance.gave me thsese Arabian Jasmine which are native to India. He organised their growth in the park.

 

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Vadodara Mahanagar Seva Sadan Garden

 

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Vadodara Mahanagar Seva Sadan Garden

 

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Vadodara Mahanagar Seva Sadan Garden

 

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Shrine

 

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Market stall

 

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Lunch – not sure what as the menu is in Hindi but very tasty at Aus $0.28

 

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The lunch above was at this eat in restaurant, I got a seat and missed the rush by seconds.

 

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Vadodara – Raopura Tower

 
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Vadodara-Raopura Tower

 

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Vadodara Mahanagar Seva Sadan Garden.

 

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Pot shop

 

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Pot shop

 

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Flower Shop

 

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Nursery

 

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Vadodara – Laxmi Vilas Gate

 
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Laxmi Vilas Gate

 

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Vadodara – Laxmi Vilas

 
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Laxmi Vilas

 

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Laxmi Vilas

 

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Laxmi Vilas The Throne room

 

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Laxmi Vilas – Great hall

 

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Laxmi Vilas Fountain in the courtyard

 

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Laxmi Vilas Fountain in the courtyard (if you look closely)

 

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Laxmi Vilas

 

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Laxmi Vilas is still the residence of Vadodara’s royal family, built over 500 acres,

 

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Laxmi Vilas – this tree has seen better days

 

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Vadodara – Streets

 
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A sculpture called ‘The Bull’

 

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Maharana Pratap is notable for leading the Rajput resistance against

 

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Attractive green garden below a decorated Pramukh Swami Maharaj Flyover

 

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There was a sign nearby which might have said ‘Only motobikes with a think layer of dust can park here’.

 

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Surat – NH48

 
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A couple of hansome fellows on the way to catch a coach.

 

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On the way to Surat

 

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The coach that took me from Vadodara to the outskirts of Surat.

 

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The bus that took me into town.

 

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Not quit e as plush as the coach.

 

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Surat – Streets

 
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Travel any way you can.

 

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A nice little workshop in the background.

 

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Grapes anyone?

 

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One not so careful owner, offers?

 

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I think the goats are all waiting for a treat.

 

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In the chicken market

 

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These might have fallen off the back of the truck.

 

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Andrews Library,

 

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Surat – Surat Castle

 
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Surat was a major international port and trading hub in medieval times, attracting ships from many regions.

 

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Surat Castle restored in 2015

 

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Map of Surat. c. 1730. on cloth showing the fort inside the black rectangle in the middle left.

 

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A King’s throne

 

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Hookah pipe

 

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Surat castle

 

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I found this in the coin and notes collection.It must be over 40 years old.

 

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The painted ceiling under the dome.

 

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This mistake is an easy one to spot!

 

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A Victorian four-poster bed

 

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A carved ebony settee

 

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The view down the river from the castle.

 

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14th century Granite. a depiction of Meenakshi.

 

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Varaha, 14the century greenish-bluish stone Schist stone, Gujarat

 

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Surat Castle shot from a film

 

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Surat – Streets

 
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A curious sight

 

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Crushing sugarcane at Boby Ras corner.

 

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This store has to be in the running for the smallest shop in Surat.

 

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The old and the new

 

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Why not use the chairs while you are delivering them.

 

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Not much infrastructure required to mend shoes.

 

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Surat – Fish Market

 
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Cleaning fish in the fish market

 

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You must choose the best one.

 

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More fish cleaning.

 

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A smile for the photographer (The man on the right)

 

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Even more fish cleaning.

 

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Boxes of crabs

 

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Cleaners of fish.

 

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Surat – Dutch Gardens

 
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Dutch Gardens (The only colour at this time of year)

 

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Surat – Science Centre

 
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Spacesuit in the Science centre

 

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I blame it on all this Indian food.

 

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14kg – I could dream

 

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I am not going there!

 

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Plantets in the Science centre

 

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3 for the price of 1

 

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Nice!

 

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Surat – Sarathana Nature Park

 
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Surat Science centre mural

 

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Surat – Streets

 
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An interesting building

 

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A Harsh maternity home.

 

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I told you India uses wooden scaffolding.

 

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Surat – Chandan Omelet

 
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Chandan Omelet restaurant – you can see on the bottom left of the menu a Pizza Gravy uses 7 eggs!

 

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Surat – Sarathana Nature Park

 
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Now you have been told.

 

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Surat – Streets

 
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A Grape mountain and a Kiwi fruit hill.

 

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Surat – Sarathana Nature Park

 
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Apple or Rhubarb?

 

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The water bird pond , maybe they will come back in the monsoon season.

 

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Macaque monkey.

 

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A not dead wolf.

 

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A leopard come out to play.

 

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Another not dead wolf

 

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A Black bear

 

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A Sloth bear

 

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The same sloth bear

 

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My guide who spoke no English but he did a lot of helpful pointing with his stick.

 

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An Ostrich who has his beady eye on me.

 

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Pelicans

 

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A Hippopotamus who loves his greens.

 

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A Peacock

 

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Taking off

 

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Nearly there

 

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Just a bit higher

 

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I made it.

 

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Now for the next bit

 

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Off again

 

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Lost a bit of height

 

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I should be OK now.

 

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I am a Nilgai – what are you looking at?

 

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Come on if all of us stare him out then maybe he will go away and

 

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Spotted deer feeding.

 

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Spotted deer

 

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Indian Palm squirrel ready to take off.

 

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Indian Palm squirrel in flight!

 

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A couple of Lions, sorry about the quality of the photograph but I had to brighten the bottom half.

 

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Two Charials – sorry about the photo quality – they behaved like the Lions. (See below)

 

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Surat – Streets

 
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This is where you get your motobike fixed

 

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Surat – English Cemetary

 
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English Cemetary

 

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English Cemetary

 

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Surat – Dutch & Armenian Tombs & Cemeteries

 
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Dutch & Armenian Tombs & Cemeteries

 

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Surat – CNI Christ Church

 
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CNI Christ Church – A Christian church in Surat.

 

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Surat – Mughal Sarai

 
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Mughal Sarai – Is now the Office of Surat Municipal Corporation.

 

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Surat – CNI Christ Church

 
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CNI Christ Church where I spent a peaceful time listening to the singing in Hindi in this Christian church.

 

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Adalaj – Adalaj Stepwell

 
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Adalaj Stepwell

 

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Adalaj Stepwell

 

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Adalaj Stepwell

 

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Adalaj Stepwell

 

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The Adalaj stepwell is intricately carved and is five stories deep. It was built in 1498.

 

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Adalaj Stepwell

 

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Adalaj Stepwell

 

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Indroda Nature Park – Dinosaur

 
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Indroda Nature Park

 

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The red-legged seriema is a mostly predatory terrestrial bird in the seriema family.

 

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Indroda Nature Park- Allosaurus (A model) is an extinct genus of large theropod dinosaur that lived 155 to 145 million years ago.

 

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Stegosaurus (Another model) is a genus of herbivorous, four-legged, armored dinosaur from

 

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Brontosaurus meaning ‘thunder lizard’ from the Greek words brontē ‘thunder’ and sauros ‘lizard’) .

 

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Megalosaurus (meaning ‘great lizard’, from Greek megas, meaning ‘big’, ‘tall’ or ‘great’ and sauros, meaning ‘lizard’).

 

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Rajasaurus wa found in Gujarat state of Western India. India was an island when this fellow lived.

 

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Indroda Nature Park – Zoo

 
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What is it with Lions? Don’t they know they are supposed to strut around and look supoerior?

 

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Tigers are no better!

 

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Sambars through the fence

 

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White Black Buck

 

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White Black Buck lining up for a fight

 

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Swinging handbags

 

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Backing off

 

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Marsh Crocadile Pool with ice but where is the crock?

 

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Thank goodness the Lions have not got into the ear of the Indian Star tortoise.

 

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Indroda Nature Park – Botanical Garden

 
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All sizes

 

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Botanical Garden – A Moon Cactus

 

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Interesting.

 

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An unnamed cactus

 

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Is this one out of hand?

 

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This is part of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor which will connect Mumbai, the financial hub of India, with Ahmedabad, the largest city in the state of Gujarat. When completed, it will be India’s first high-speed rail line, with a top speed of 320 km/h (200 mph).

 

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Ahmedabad – Law Garden

 
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The Law garden (near the University of Law).A lovely quiet space near my hotel.

 

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Ahmedabad – Streets

 
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THe car wash under the flyover

 

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Ahmedabad – Sararmati River

 
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A flower park next to the Sararmati River

 

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Ahmedabad – Shri BalaTripura Sundri Mataji Temple

 
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Shri BalaTripura Sundri Mataji Temple

 

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Ahmedabad – Streets

 
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A tastey lunch for Aus $1.89

 

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The heat must be unbearable in these tin clad homes.

 

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Ahmedabad – Sidi Sayyais Mosque

 
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Sidi Sayyais Mosque

 

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Sidi Sayyais Mosque

 

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Ahmedabad – Jama Masjid

 
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Jama Masjid

 

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Important times in the Mosque

 

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Some translation of the important times in the Mosque

 

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The Jama Masjid (literally Friday Mosque) It was built in 1424 during the reign of Ahmad Shah I.

 

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Ahmedabad – Sarkhej

 
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Sarkhej

 

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Sarkhej Queen Palace and an informal game of cricket played in the artificial lake (water in the monsoon)

 

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Ahmedabad – Sarkhej Roza

 
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Tombs at Sarkhej Roza which is a Sufi mosque and tomb complex located in the village of Makarba,

 

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Sarkhej Roza

 

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Sarkhej Roza

 

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Sarkhej Roza – the well

 

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Sarkhej Roza

 

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Sarkhej Roza

 

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Sarkhej Roza

 

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Sarkhej Roza

 

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Sarkhej Roza

 

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Sarkhej Roza one of the tombs

 

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Sarkhej Roza The tomb of Shaikh Ahmed Khattu Ganj Bakhsh of Anhilwad Patan,

 

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Sarkhej Roza

 

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Ahmedabad – Auto world museum

 
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A rare Rolls Royce ‘Shooting Brake’ (Station Wagon) from 1923

 

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I owned a red one of these Triumph Hearld’s in the early ’70s in New Zealand. A very reliable car.

 

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This Humber Super Snipe is a very similar model to the mid ’50s model, owned by my father, that I learnt to drive on. My father’s car was a 4.1 litre engine without power steering but with overdrive. (These days a 5th gear) Power output: Approximately 113-114 hp (84 kW). Top speed: Around 91 mph (146 km/h). Weight 1.5 tons Seating capacity: Six seats. Semaphore trafficators not flashing indicators. In 1941 Winston Churchill used a Bulletproof Humber. Churchill reportedly had a fleet of five Humber Pullman limousines during the war. These were discreet luxury vehicles, avoiding the opulence of Rolls-Royce while accommodating Churchill’s needs, including an oversized rear ashtray for his cigars.

 

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Pranlal Bhogilal started the Auto World Museum in his private estate of 2200 acres, Dastan, in 1927, and earned the Guinness Book of World Record listing in 1987 as the owner of the world’s largest private garage. An enthusiast for many years, Bhogilal collected over 204 cars of which 105 are in Ahmedabad. He ensured that all cars were in running condition. Pranlal Bhogilal passed away in 2011. It is said that in 2006, Ulrich Schmid-Maybach of the illustrious Maybach family flew down to Ahmedabad from Germany to convince Pranlal Bhogilal to sell him a 6-cylinder Maybach that was designed by his grandfather. Bhogilal refused to part with this treasure.

 

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Ahmedabad – ST Xaviers School

 
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St Xaviers School

 

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St Xaviers School – Staff Parking

 

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Ahmedabad – Streets

 
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There is always one goat that wants to stand on the table. He may have been drinking.

 

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Ahmedabad – Hutheesing Jain Temple

 
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Hutheesing Jain Temple

 

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Hutheesing Jain Temple

 

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Hutheesing Jain Temple

 

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Hutheesing Jain Temple

 

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Ahmedabad – Kankaria Zoo

 
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Kankaria Zoo – White Backed Vulture

 

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This Marsh Crocodile was like that for at least half an hour.

 

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Red-Eared Sliders – Tortoise.

 

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Indian Palm squirrel

 

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What is it with Deer that have horns. They seem to always want a bit of push and shove.

 

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Our old friend the Gharial – the Lion got to him, I suspect.

 

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I wonder if the Lion has been transferred for not getting out enough

 

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Is the Lion really that fierce that it needs its own moat.

 

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Beleive me – that is a Tiger!

 

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A Jackal

 

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A wary Hippopotamus.

 

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3 wise monkeys

 

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A Budgerigar rightly credited to live in Australia.

 

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Ahmedabad – Auto world museum

 
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The house Datsan at Auto world museum

 

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Ahmedabad – Hutheesing Jain Temple

 
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The construction of the Hutheesing temple was originally planned and initiated by Hutheesing Kesarisinh, a wealthy trader of Ahmedabad.

 

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Hutheesing Jain Temple

 

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Ahmedabad – Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum

 
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Shantinath Marble 1269

 

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Daujii Krishna’s Elder brother early 19th century

 

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Illustration from Satsai by Jaganath 1719 AD

 

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Probably Muhammad Shah watching Folk dancing. Jammu kalam, Pahari 1745-1750

 

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Krishna, Balbhadra and Parshuram 1810 AD

 

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Shiva-Parvati Family 1800 AD

 

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Sakhi conversing with Radha 1730 AD

 

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Drawn on a Palm Leaf 14th century AD

 

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Panchatirthi Painted on Cloth 17th century AD

 

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Bronze 8th Century

 

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19th century wood carving

 

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Ahmedabad – Nexus One

 
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Nexus One – shopping mall

 

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Nexus One – shopping mall

 

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Nexus One – shopping mall

 

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Nexus One – I think this is a branch of the famous London Toy store

 

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Nexus One – shopping mall

 

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Nexus One – shopping mall

 

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Ahmedabad – Paldi metro

 
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Paldi metro – there are 2 lines in Ahmedabad.

 

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Ahmedabad – Dariyapur

 
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Lambeshwar Ni Pol Chabutaro – a historical landmark

 

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Lambeshwar Ni Pol Chabutaro – the shrine

 

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Ahmedabad – Manek Chowk

 
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This is the Temple fixing works.

 

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Ahmedabad – Streets

 
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Bapji Maharaj Sadhna Tirth – Vidhyashala. A Jain temple.

 

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Ahmedabad – Manek Chowk

 
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Shri Mahaveer Swami Shwetambar Jain Temple

 

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Ahmedabad – Streets

 
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Spices etc

 

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Ahmedabad – Manek Chowk

 
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This demonstrates my prowess (or not) with taking self-portraits.

 

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