Protected: Spice up your holidays with some paan
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Tags: bikaner, camel, i chew the paan, jaisalmer, joel, paan, rajasthan, shenanigans, walk the line
Evil can’t stand the spice
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Warding off the bad mojo
In Hindu tradition, a hanging fetish of lime and chili pepper will ward off dark spirits. Small strands hang from doorways, vehicles, walls, etc., as above in a Bikaner kameez shop and below in the Jaisalmer fort palace.
Into the spice I command thee...
Tags: bikaner, culture, hindu, india, jaisalmer, photography, religion
Lonely footwear
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Lost flip flop next to one of my Reefs for comparison
On a railroad foot bridge in Bikaner, some small child lost a flip flop. Probably as a parent lifted the kid to catch a train.
Tags: bikaner, flip flop, footwear, india, rajasthan, reef, train
The magic of irrigation
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Water in a desert works wonders
Rajasthan is a dry, dry place.
Tags: bikaner, garden, india, irrigation, photography, rajasthan, water
Time for friends
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Was with good people when this photo was taken
Most of my traveling for the last nine months has been solo. I’ve met great people along the way, but there have only been a couple stretches where old friends have joined up.
This photo was taken while wandering a bazaar in Bikaner with Joel and Kate. Good times.
Tags: bazaar, bikaner, friends, india, photography, tourism
Built for modesty
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Rajkumari?
Typical Rajasthani forts have many rooms and screened sections built specifically for the women of the maharaja’s court. Seen one way, such cloistering protected the ladies from the coarse men of the day and gave them almost revered status. Yet, equally if not more, that kind of restriction was a way to contain and control women in a society that believed men deserved all power.
On a tour through the Bikaner fort, I repeatedly bumped in to this beautiful and obviously modest woman, vacationing with her new husband. Continue reading this entry » » »
Tags: bikaner, culture, fort, india, palace, photography, rajasthan, tourism, women
Cattle run (walk) amok
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Unaware of the traffic
Despite my unreasonable fear of cattle, I can’t help taking pictures of them looking dumb (sinister) as always.
Tags: bikaner, cattle, cow, india, photography, rajasthan, wildlife
The joys of traditional spices
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Mmmmm...
I love the description on this menu. Unfortunately didn’t actually try the tikka from this overpriced cafe in Bikaner.
Now, I’m hungry.
Tags: bikaner, food, india, tikka
High pressure sales
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Silk, glorious silk
That’s silk-wallah Om Prakash Jain in the background. He runs an upstairs shop in a back-alley garment market in Bikaner.
Firangi walk by and he orders up cups of tea and unfurls his wares. With me, he did not make a sale. But I thanked him repeatedly for the chai.
Low light photo, unfortunately.
Tags: bikaner, india, market, photography, silk, wallah
Rat takes the cheese
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Cute, actually
About 30 kilometers from Bikaner, in the pilgrimage town of Deshnok, we toured the Karni Mata mandir, home to a collection of holy rats. Karni Mata, a 14th-century Hindu sage and incarnation of Durga, in a fight with another god, gave protection to a band of storytellers who became reincarnated as rats.
They now live (barely, in many cases) in a temple where they are worshipped. Many pilgrims bring them food and other “gifts.” More photos below. Continue reading this entry » » »
Tags: bikaner, deshnok, durga, india, karni mata, karni mata temple, mouse, photography, rat, religion
