Only in India 3
New Delhi airport, yoga will save the world
After the most torrential rain in the tiger reserve where we were nearly hit by a lightening, which set a tree on fire. 
What are you looking at?
Loved this suitcase
Yeah, yeah, cross the road, believe me I am an Indian policeman
That is how washing is done
The Jaipur Notaries' office, right there on the street
And the Honourable Notary herself
Peacock feathers for sale
Working in the sun
Early morning puja- offering to the Gods for good health, good luck, granting wishes, in this case, feeding the Holy cow fresh grass
The Jaipur palace guards
How cute are these????
This little boy was the prince of his whole family, he has just been fed by Mummy and Dadima (his Daddy's Mother) and was carried on his Daddy's shoulders for ages
Love love love spellings in India, I definitely will be OK there with my spelling!
The astrologist who told me that I wasn't very clever as I was giving too much and never asking for anything back, that I am full of fire inside and I need to calm it down, so I had to wear pearls and amethysts and I could buy them from his shop further down!
Watering the hanging baskets in the palace garden
Rajasthani musician 
Delicious 
Beautiful wall painting in the Amber Fort in Jaipur
The puppet master, who told me he was a Gypsy and music and poetry was in his blood and gave me the most amazing Rajasthani doll! 
Indian women in their full glory, they were on their way to a wedding
Our friends in the tuck-tuck and the local traffic "policeman" volunteer, he just jumped out of nowhere to direct the traffic as it is as mad as it looks
Same stretch of the road and the donkeys are part of the traffic too
Favourite lunch-masala dosa, a delicious rice flour pancake thn as as paper with vegetable curry and yogurt.
Hi
One of the most amazing hotels we stayed at
The hotel is a renovated haveli- the local Raj's house (one of the many house!) and this is the old prison attached to the haveli!
Thor desert
Hand painted door handles 
The Temple guard
The Jai Temple priest
Jai temple
Varaha, the wild boar avatar of Vishnu, the one of three major deities in Hinduism, together with Brahma and Shiva
The jungle bees
Temple rules
Another cheerful child, greeting me
Colourful 
The neighbourhood communication system
A newly weds' house
Favourite frames
Chapals 
A dainty little bookshop
A Magnificent Haveli
A proud tuck-tuck driver
Move on
Nut crackers? Finger breakers? No idea
More fabulous frames
Turbans have their useful sides, I suppose
A local religious celebration 
The procession 
Traditional Rajasthani dolls
The most bizarre staircase I have ever seen 
The peacock feathers fan seller who looked like a saint
Local women at work, preserving the traditional crafts
Taylor just outside the clothes shop 
Indian colours
Covering the inner court of the haveli
Shelling peas on the terrace 
So beautiful children
Playing cricket, which has been invented in India
Bells, pompoms and lacquer figurines 
The Jodhpur cinema
This little girl saw us earlier and shyly asked her Mum to ask us if we were working for the television? ??? Her Mum explained that she had never seen white women before! Not to forget to mention that we were round the pool and in our swimming costumes! 
Dancing 
Rajasthani Pinocchio? No, actually Ganesha, the most loved Hindu god in his Rajasthani doll version
Looking quite vicious but so beautiful
Local carpet weaver 
The carpets 
The weaver's family
On the road to Jodhpur
the village well 
Can you squat like her? Well, she was in her eighties!
The beloved white calf
Little shoes
the Indian Government has allowed the Bishnoi people to smoke hashish
Our hosts for the day 
Carpet motifs similar to the Bulgarian folk crafts
the village doctor's surgery
The community centre built around a tree
the Pakistani boarder and the army equipment on the top of the field
these are Poinsettia TREES!
Lunch
The sugar cane drink I have never tried...
Welcome
Gardener
Don't you just love this little tableau? Teddy bear picnic for the Gods? 
Street shrine
? Swedish style massage? 
Chillis and lime amulet hanging at the gates for forcing the evils out 
The haveli resident cockrel
Grapefruits?
Breakfast
No kidding! Tigers crossing
Our driver's Ganesha
Hold on tight
contrasts
Massive campaign in New Delhi to keep the city clean
Napping in the middle of the day
McDonald's Indian style, just had a peep at the menu, everything is Masala! Great!
Health and safety
The Google dress lady
Really? Just for me! I will be an immigrant in India, one day...
crossing the road
Self-service store? Indian are living in the Communism
the Auverdic massage table
the bride
the writings on the walls show that these people have paid their taxes 
water is life
Gandhi glasses...the poster is encouraging keeping India clean
Porter
Now this was our friends' bathroom
Om Puri, RIP, a true legend
newly weds
magnificent parasols 
Mehndi
waiting for the mehndi to dry out
the cheerful chaat seller
these Rajasthani Grannies loved us
the whole family are artists
Rajisthani restaurant
Post box
Hope this camel is OK...
Working at the Glamping base
she has very pretty make-up
print blocks
ghostly hand prints...
babies have kaajal-black organic eyeliner as a protection against the evil eye
Come to my restaurant ...or else, he actually was very kind
selling the unique Rajisthani berries used to make spicy chutney 
this lady is younger than me, mother to a few children, all grow-up and with children themselves. When I told her that I had a 13 year old daughter, she looked at me and asked, "What have you been doing all this time?"
After the delicious lunch 
the chef 
the beautiful daughter-in-law
one of the many grandchildren 
the haveli gates are guarded by the porter at night
taxi!
One of the most delicious meals I have ever had in India
Mannequins 
Our driver stopped the minibus and prayed at this shrine on the way down from Mount Abu...
walking to the next village
Om Puri advertising cement
Ooooooh, she was angry very very angry at this poor petrol station guy
Scaffolding of a multi-story building
Elections
As you wish- an Indian toilet or an European one
Education taken seriously
Selling water in the park
Photo boot
The rain forest garden
at work
Notice who is working? and who is supervising?
at the Beauty parlour
Pharmacy
Green mango smoothie
lunch
Cool water for the thirsty passers by
game
Brahmin
Modern and traditional
Yes, it is what you see, the bathroom had a giant window towards the bedroom
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