Jaipur

In memories : Jaipur, the Pink City (Part 1)

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Jaipur is renowned for its colorful markets, gorgeous handlooms and wonderfully laid out gardens. The people are very cheerful and friendly. DonтАЩt forget to try the famous Rajasthan delicacies including the thali. Rajasthani arts and handicrafts are things that you canтАЩt afford to miss.

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рдЪреЛрдЦреА-рдврд╛рдгреА, рдкреБрд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ рдФрд░ рд░рд╛рдо-рд░рд╛рдо рд╕рд╛ рдХрд╛ рджреЗрд╕: рдЬрдпрдкреБрд░

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рдмрд╛рдд рдЬрдм рд╕рдбрд╝рдХ рдХреА рд╣реЛ рд░рд╣реА рд╣реИ рддреЛ рдЯреНрд░реЗрдлреНрдлрд┐рдХ рдФрд░ рдкреБрд▓рд┐рд╕ рдХреА рднреА рдХрд░ рд▓реЗрдВ, рдпреВрдБ рд▓рдЧрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдЬреИрд╕реЗ рдЬрдпрдкреБрд░ рдХрд╛ рд╕рд╛рд░рд╛ рдкреБрд▓рд┐рд╕ рдЕрдорд▓рд╛ рдХреЗрд╡рд▓ рдкрд░рд┐рд╡рд╣рди рдХреА рд╡реНрдпрд╡рд╕реНрдерд╛ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рд╣реА рдЬрд┐рдореНрдореЗрджрд╛рд░ рд╣реЛ ! рдФрд░ рдРрд╕реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдпрджрд┐ рдЖрдкрдХреА рдЧрд╛рдбреА рдХреА рдирдореНрдмрд░-рдкреНрд▓реЗрдЯ рд╣рд░рд┐рдпрд╛рдгрд╛ рдХреА рд╣реИ рддреЛ рд╕рд╛рд╡рдзрд╛рди рд░рд╣рд┐рдпреЗ ! рд╕реАрдЯ-рдмреЗрд▓реНрдЯ, рдореЛрдмрд╛рдЗрд▓ рдкрд░ рдмрд╛рдд рдХрд░рдирд╛, рд░реЗрдб рд▓рд╛рдЗрдЯ рдкрд╛рд░ рдХрд░ рдЬрд╛рдирд╛… рднрд▓реЗ рд╣реА рдЖрдкрдХреЗ рдЖрд╕-рдкрд╛рд╕ рд╕реЗ рд░рд╛рдЬрд╕реНрдерд╛рди рдХреА рдЕрдиреЗрдХ рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝рд┐рдпрд╛рдБ рдирд┐рдХрд▓ рдЬрд╛рдПрдБ рдкрд░ рд░реЛрдХрд╛ рдХреЗрд╡рд▓ рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рд╣реА рдЬрд╛рдПрдЧрд╛ ! рдЬрдпрдкреБрд░ рдореЗрдВ рдРрд╕реЗ рдмрд╣реБрдд рд╕реЗ рдЦрдЯреНрдЯреЗ-рдореАрдареЗ рдЕрдиреБрднрд╡ рд╣реБрдП рдФрд░ рдХрдИ рдмрд╛рд░ рддреЛ рдирд╛ рдЪрд╛рд╣рддреЗ рд╣реБрдП рдХреБрдЫ рд╕рдордЭреМрддреЗ рднреА рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдкрдбрд╝реЗ, рдПрдХ рддреЛ рдкрд░рд╛рдпрд╛ рд╢рд╣рд░, рдКрдкрд░ рд╕реЗ рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдФрд░ рдХреА… рдЕрдкрдирд╛ рд╢рд╣рд░ рд╣реЛ рддреЛ рдЭреЗрд▓ рднреА рд▓реЗрдВ рдкрд░ рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ… рд╕рдордп рдХреА рднреА рдмрдВрджрд┐рд╢ рд╣реИ, рдкрд░рд┐рд╡рд╛рд░ рднреА рд╕рд╛рде рд╣реИ, рдФрд░ рдЗрд╕ рдХрдордЬрд╝реЛрд░ рдирд╕ рдХреЛ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рднрд╛рдИ рд▓реЛрдЧ рднреА рдмрдЦреВрдмреА рдкрд╣рдЪрд╛рдирддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ… рдПрдХ рдмрд╛рд░ рддреЛ рдердХ рд╣рд╛рд░ рдХрд░ рдПрдХ рд╣рд╡рд▓рджрд╛рд░ рд╕реЗ рддрдВрдЬрд╝ рднреА рдХрд░рдирд╛ рдкрдбрд╝рд╛, рдпреВрдБ рддреЛ рдХрд╣рддреЗ рд╣реЛ тАШрдкрдзрд╛рд░реЛ рдореНрд╣рд╛рд░реЗ рджреЗрд╕тАЩ рдФрд░ рдЬрдм рдХреЛрдИ рд╕рдЪрдореБрдЪ рдкрдзрд╛рд░ рд╣реА рдЬрд╛рдпреЗ рддреЛ рд╕рд╛рд░реЗ рдорд┐рд▓рдХрд░ рдЙрд╕реЗ рд▓реВрдЯрдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рд╣реА рд▓рдЧ рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реЛ…. рдмрд╣рд░рд╣рд╛рд▓ рдпреЗ рдмрд╛рддреЗрдВ рддреЛ рджреЗрд╢ рдХреЗ рд╣рд░ рд╣рд┐рд╕реНрд╕реЗ рдореЗрдВ рд╣рд░ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдШрдЯрддреА рд╣реА рд░рд╣рддреА рд╣реИрдВ, рддреЛ рдЖрдЗрдпреЗ рдЕрдм рдЖрдЧреЗ рдмрдврд╝рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ…

рдЪрд▓рд┐рдП рдРрд╕рд╛ рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ, рдЬрд╝рд░рд╛ рд╢реБрд░реВ рд╕реЗ рд╢реБрд░реБрдЖрдд рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ, рд╕реЛрдореЗрд╢ рдПрдХ рдЫреЛрдЯреЗ рднрд╛рдИ рдХреЗ рдЕрд▓рд╛рд╡рд╛ рдПрдХ рдмреЗрд╣рддрд░реАрди рдореЗрд╣рдорд╛рди рдирд╡рд╛рдЬрд╝ рднреА рдирд┐рдХрд▓рд╛ рдФрд░ рд╕рд╛рдлрд╝ рдХрд╣ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ рдХрд┐ рдмрд┐рдирд╛ рдирд╛рд╢реНрддреЗ рдХреЗ рдирд╣реА рдЬрд╛рдирд╛, рджреЛ-рджреЛ рднрд╛рднрд┐рдпрд╛рдБ рд╣реИрдВ рдорд┐рд▓рдХрд░ рдмрдирд╛ рд▓реЗрдВрдЧреА рдмрд╛рдХреА рджрд┐рди рднрд░ рдЖрдк рдЬреЛ рдорд░реНрдЬреА рдЦрд╛рддреЗ рд░рд╣рдирд╛ рдФрд░ рдлрд┐рд░ рдЙрд╕рдиреЗ рд╣рдореЗ рдПрдХ рдХрд╛рдЧрдЬрд╝ рдкрд░ рдШреВрдордиреЗ рдХреА рдЬрдЧрд╣реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдЕрд▓рд╛рд╡рд╛ рдЙрди рд╕рднреА рдорд╢рд╣реВрд░ рдЬрдЧрд╣реЛрдВ рдФрд░ рдЦрд╛рди-рдкрд╛рди рдХреЗ рдард┐рдХрд╛рдиреЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рдкрддрд╛ рднреА рджреЗ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЬреЛ рдЬрдпрдкреБрд░ рдореЗрдВ рдЕрдкрдиреА рд╡рд┐рд╢рд┐рд╖реНрдЯрддрд╛ рд░рдЦрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ ! рдЗрдирдореЗ рд╕реЗ рд╕рдмрд╕реЗ рдмреЗрд╣рддрд░реАрди рдерд╛ тАШрд╕реНрдЯреЗрдЪреВ рд╕рд░реНрдХрд▓тАЩ рдкрд░ рд░рд╛рдд рдХреЛ рдХрд╝рд╛рдлрд╝реА рдкреАрддреЗ рд╣реБрдпреЗ тАШрд╣реИрдВрдЧ рдЖрдЙрдЯтАЩ рдХрд░рдирд╛, рдЬрд┐рд╕реЗ рдЖрдк рдЬрдпрдкреБрд░ рдХрд╛ рдорд┐рдиреА рдЗрдВрдбрд┐рдпрд╛-рдЧреЗрдЯ рднреА рдХрд╣ рд╕рдХрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ | рд╕рд╡рд╛рдИ рдЬрдп рд╕рд┐рдВрд╣ рдХрд╛ рдмреБрдд рд▓рдЧрд╛ рдпрд╣ рдЪреМрдХ рд╕реНрдерд╛рдиреАрдп рддрдерд╛ рдкрд░реНрдпрдЯрдХреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рдПрдХ рдкреНрд░рдореБрдЦ рдЖрдХрд░реНрд╖рдг рдХрд╛ рдХреЗрдВрджреНрд░ рд╣реИ |

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Kuchh din guzaarey humne Gujarat mein – How we reached (Part 1)

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I was still on the highway between Jaipur and Ajmer, 3 Hrs behind my schedule courtesy potholed roads near Mahendragarh and rush in the towns of Haryana where no byepass facility was available. Now I was laughing at Google as well as crying inside. Ajeeb feeling aur oopar se yeh Garmi that about Rs. 600 was spent on chilled bottled water that day…

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рд╡рд┐рд░рд╛рдЯ рдирдЧрд░ – рдкрд╛рдВрдбрд╡ рдЕрдЬреНрдЮрд╛рддрд╡рд╛рд╕ рдХрд╛ рд╕рд╛рдХреНрд╖реА, рдмреМрджреНрдз рд╕рд╛рдХреНрд╖рд╛рддреНрдХрд╛рд░ рдХрд╛ рдмреАрдЬрдХ рдФрд░ рдПрдХ рдЭрд╛рдВрдХрддрд╛ рдореБрдЧрд╝рд▓ рдХрд╛рд▓реАрди рдЭрд░реЛрдЦрд╛

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рдЬрдпрдкреБрд░ рд╕реЗ рд╡рд┐рд░рд╛рдЯ рдирдЧрд░ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рд╕реБрдмрд╣ рд╕рд╛рдд рдмрдЬреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рдмрд╕ рдореИрдВ рдмреИрдардХрд░ 9 рдмрдЬреЗ рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪ рдЧрдпрд╛ред рд╡рд┐рд░рд╛рдЯ рдирдЧрд░ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдореЗрд░рд╛ рдХреЗрд╡рд▓ рдПрдХ рд╣реА рдЙрджреНрджреЗрд╢реНрдп рдерд╛ рдФрд░ рд╡реЛ рдерд╛ рдмреАрдЬрдХ рдХреА рдкрд╣рд╛рдбрд╝реА рдкрд░ рдмрдирд╛ рд╣реБрдЖ рдХрд░реАрдм 2500 рд╣рдЬрд╝рд╛рд░ рд╕рд╛рд▓ рдкреБрд░рд╛рдирд╛ рдмреЛрджреНрдз рд╕реНрддреВрдкред рдпрд╣ рдПрддрд┐рд╣рд╛рд╕рд┐рдХ рд╕реНрдорд╛рд░рдХ рд╡рд┐рд░рд╛рдЯ рдирдЧрд░ рдмрд╕ рд╕реНрдЯреИрдВрдб рд╕реЗ рдХрд░реАрдм рей рдХрд┐ .рдореА рдХреА рджреВрд░реА рдкрд░ рдПрдХ рдКрдВрдЪреА рдкрд╣рд╛рдбрд╝реА рдХреЗ рдКрдкрд░ рдмрдиреЗ рдПрдХ рд╕рдорддрд▓ рдзрд░рд╛рддрд▓ рдкрд░ рд╕реНрдерд┐рдд рд╣реИред рдЗрд╕ рдкрд╣рд╛рдбрд╝реА рдкрд░ рддреАрди рд╕рдорддрд▓ рдзрд░рд╛рддрд▓ рд╣реИред рд╕рдмрд╕реЗ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдкрд░ рдПрдХ рд╡рд┐рд╢рд╛рд▓ рд╢рд┐рд▓рд╛ рдкреНрд░рд╛рдХреГрддрд┐рдХ рд░реВрдк рд╕реЗ рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрдорд╛рди рд╣реИ рдЬрд┐рд╕рдХрд╛ рд╕реНрд╡рд░реВрдк рдПрдХ рдбрд╛рдпрдирд╛рд╕реЛрд░ рдХреА рддрд░рд╣ рдкреНрд░рддреАрдд рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд╣реИред

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A Glimpse Of Jaipur

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Upon entering the walled city, we were immediately accosted by each and every shopkeeper of each and every shop in the myriad bazaars within. This was annoying enough for us as Indians. It must be downright intimidating for the foreigners.

The shopkeepers aggressive sales pitch were a big put off. Having said that, I could see why Jaipur is called a shoppers paradise. Though most of the wares on offer were touristy tat, there was certainly a huge variety of some rather good tat as well. I succumbed and did not leave without my fair share of purchases though I would have bought a lot more had it not been such a nuisance having to bargain fiercely in every store. Initial prices quoted anywhere were at least 3 to 4 times higher than the final settled amount. The haggling became just too much of an effort and I decided not to buy anything more. The Jaipur traders are geared to sell to the foreign tourist though I doubt that most foreigners would pay such steep prices, they probably drive a much harder bargain than we do. One cannot even walk in peace without being constantly assailed by men beseeching you to enter their shops.

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Dancing Peacock at Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur

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Nahargarh Fort is perched on a hill overlooking the city of Jaipur. Best time to go there is early in the morning. It is a pleasant half hour drive from downtown city. There is a lush forest on both sides of the winding road. Drive slow to take in the greenery and sounds of the forest. People can be seen jogging and cycling. Birds chirp and peacocks give out their shrill cries when they see you approaching.

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Jaipur : Chokhi Dhani and Sightseeing

Jaipur : Chokhi Dhani and Sightseeing

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Finally it was time to have food and it was so sumptuous that we forgot to click the images. There were 5 kinds of vegetables, 3 kinds of chapattis, curd, sweets, desi ghee and I donтАЩt know what else. After meal my only thinking was that if they fed so much then for some extra charge they should also provide a bed so that one can sleep then and there if felt so. But indeed it was a bad idea even I canтАЩt imagine people sleeping and burping at this beautiful place. So, I scolded myself for such a bad dreaming and we came out more than happy, filled till neck, and started the engine to find a bed as soon as possible.

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Jaipur : Kite Festival and Forts

Jaipur : Kite Festival and Forts

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There was a famous kite master of Jaipur; Babu Khan. He must be some kind of previous champion because he was alone getting 50% attention of media and tourists and also flying the longest chain of kites.

Then started the cultural and dance program. Without any effort one can easily notice the way people of Rajasthan dress themselves, especially the ladies. It was extremely colorful coupled with bangles and ornaments.

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Neemrana to Bundi: In search of Indian step wells – Part 1

Neemrana to Bundi: In search of Indian step wells – Part 1

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But leaving the roads apart, when I entered Chand Baori, a WOW just came out from my mouth. I mean Neemrana Stepwell was massive, but this one is like some aliens came to build it. This stepwell is enormous and mind-blowing & now I understand that why a scene of Batman 2008 was filmed here. There is no parallel of such structure in India.

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Golden Triangle – Bharatpur, Jaipur

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Once it came, there was lot of confusion about the number of buses, seats etc. and it ate away lot of precious time. We eventually got seats in the front of the bus. The bus then went around picking up people from RTDC hotels. Anyways, once everyone settled we began the tour. Our guide was an interesting character to be seen apart from the attractions. He wore a listening device in ear, kohl in eyes, safari suit with a hat and broken english. We visited Hawa Mahal but did not stop, then Jantar Mantar, City Palace and then a handicraft store.

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