I always look forward to traveling to Rajasthan for the love of its food, language, music, enterprising people, and ‘dhora’ or sand dunes. Jodhpur had been on my travel list for a long time. The best part of flying to Jodhpur is that the airport is very close to the city center, thanks to Maharaja […]

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Anuradha – Namaste! Today we have with us Neeraj Doshi Ji. He is the founder of a very interesting initiative in Jaipur called Heritage water walks. I have always said that if India has to bring back its culture it has to bring back the water culture, respecting water or not really selling water but […]

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Churu is a small town in Rajasthan close to its borders with Haryana. It is kind of an oasis in the Thar desert, not too far from the city of Bikaner. It is named after its founder Churaman and dates back to the 12th CE at least. Other accounts say that it is named after […]

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Jaisalmer is known for its golden fort, haunted villages, and sand dunes. Devi Temples of Jaisalmer form the spiritual base of the region. Shakti has manifested herself in various figures, forms, and swaroops in this universe. So much so, that one cannot fathom but recognize and revel in her glory and grace. The geography of […]

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Mandawa is the most popular town when it comes to the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. A typical tourist town buzzing with tourists from all around the world. It is one of those places where you see more tourists than locals and the economy revolves around them. It is also a favorite of the filmmakers who […]

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Nawalgarh was the first Shekhawati town I visited. It was my first stop while driving from Pushkar to Bagad near Jhunjhunu. You can say this place was my introduction to the beautiful Shekhawati Havelis. I must say the Poddar Haveli in Nawalgarh is best conserved and best presented although the ones at Mandawa are more […]

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Jhunjhunu has a very musical sound to it. It always brought the visual of a Jhunjhuna – a tinkling toy used to attract and distract infants. Then there are people who use Jhunjhunwala as their surname, proudly displaying their ancestry from this small town in Rajasthan. I put it on my travel wish list when […]

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Mirabai is the best-known Bhakti poet and Krishna Devotee of medieval times in India. Her devotional songs are sung across India. Most of us know her as the queen of Chittorgarh. Not many of us know that she was the princess of Merta, a small kingdom located between Jaipur and Jodhpur. This time when I […]

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Shekhawati region of Rajasthan is best known as the world’s largest open-air museum for its colorful, vivid and vibrant paintings. Most of the towns in this region are full of painted Havelis, all of them about 100 years old. As you walk through the streets, your eyes find it difficult to stay at one mural. […]

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Pushkar is an ancient pilgrimage site wrapped in many Puranic stories from Indian scriptures. Most people would associate it with the only Brahma Temple present in the world. Though I have discovered many more Brahma temples, it is true that they are rare and not found very often. This is where the legend of Brahma […]

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