Pushkar Fair: A Thousand Camels and a near Stampede
Pushkar camel and cattle fair offered the expected camels but it also had a lot of colorful people.
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Heritage
Two Hours in Gwalior
Gwalior Fort and the Tombs of Muhammad Ghaus and Tansen.
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Bateshwar Temple Morena: Resurrection of a Masterpiece
Bateshwar is a group of ancient Temples built between 6th to 9th century near Morena, Madhya Pradesh, resurrected from the ruins by KK Muhammed, an ASI official.
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Jonbeel Mela: Dying Innocence
Jonbeel Mela is a primitive barter fair in Assam where people gather to exchange agricultural goods without using money. A tradition that is being continued for many centuries.
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Chausath Yogini Temple: Jabalpur
The small but magnificent 11th century Chausath Yogini Temple, Bhedaghat, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
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Ajanta: A Fading Masterpiece
Ajanta Caves offer two different attractions. Rock cut sculptures and paintings.
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Stoned by the stones: Ellora Cave No. 10, 21, 29 and 32
Postcards from major Ellora Cave No. 10, 21, 29 and 32
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Stoned by the stones: Ellora Cave No. 16
Ellora Cave No. 16 is a Hindu Cave built during the Rashtrakuta period in the eighth century. It is called Kailashnath Temple as it was designed to replicate Mount Kailasha.
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Bibi Ka Maqbara at the Golden Hour
Bibi Ka Maqbara, the Taj Mahal of the Deccan, is the mausoleum of Auragzeb’s wife and is situated in the Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
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Madan Kamdev: Elusive Erotica
As the name suggests, Madan Kamdev possesses characteristics that makes it a claimant of the title “Khajuraho of Assam”.
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Shravanabelagola: Moksha atop the Hill
Shravanabelagola is a major Jain center in Karnataka not very far from Bangalore and I believe it has been continuously inhabited for more than two and a half millenniums considering the fact that Chandragupta Maurya breathed his last here sometime around 300 BC.
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