Rajasthan.

Rajasthan, India Nov 1, 2025

A week through Rajasthan: desert, forts, and colour everywhere.

Jaipur21 photographs

Tiers of carved balconies and arched windows around a haveli courtyard, Jaipur

Jal Mahal sitting in the still water of Man Sagar Lake, hills behind, Jaipur

Jal Mahal and its reflection on Man Sagar Lake in soft morning haze, Jaipur

A palace hall with painted arches, mirror work and crystal chandeliers, City Palace, Jaipur

The tiered cream-and-pink Chandra Mahal against a blue sky, City Palace, Jaipur

The pink honeycomb facade of Hawa Mahal in daylight, Jaipur

A domed rooftop pavilion over the old city's arcades at dusk, a man in the foreground, Jaipur

An arcaded building topped with a domed chhatri, its shopfronts lit at dusk, Jaipur

A painted pink archway framing a view of the palace beyond, City Palace, Jaipur

A pink colonnaded hall with a chandelier and chequered marble floor, City Palace, Jaipur

Daggers arranged in a sunburst on a red palace wall, City Palace, Jaipur

The yellow upper storeys of Chandra Mahal rising above a pink wall, City Palace, Jaipur

A cream wall painted with arches around a studded wooden door, City Palace, Jaipur

A brass door set in a niche of intricate painted and mirrored patterns, City Palace, Jaipur

A carved sandstone gateway opening onto a palace courtyard, City Palace, Jaipur

A carved temple on a high stepped plinth, visitors climbing the stairs, Jaipur

A long dining table set in a palace hall with red velvet chairs and chandeliers, Jaipur

Rows of carved sandstone pillars and brackets in an open palace hall, Jaipur

Jal Mahal floating on Man Sagar Lake, with the Aravalli hills behind, Jaipur

A domed chhatri on a rooftop against a pink dusk sky, Jaipur

An arcaded building with domed chhatris, lit up at dusk above the street, Jaipur

Jaisalmer and Thar Desert16 photographs

Golden sandstone walls and a carved gateway inside Jaisalmer Fort

A carved sandstone jharokha balcony jutting from a wall in Jaisalmer Fort

Carved Jain temple spires rising above the rooftops of Jaisalmer Fort

Sandstone rooftops of Jaisalmer Fort under a teal sky

A painting of Hanuman in red and orange on a whitewashed wall, Jaisalmer

The flat-roofed old city of Jaisalmer seen past a fort wall

The old city of Jaisalmer spread to the horizon, seen from the fort

Jaisalmer Fort's golden walls on their hill, lit by low sun

Looking up at carved sandstone haveli facades in a narrow Jaisalmer lane

Ornate haveli balconies stacked on both sides of a narrow lane under a teal sky, Jaisalmer

A haveli front covered in fine lattice carving and a projecting jharokha, Jaisalmer

The sun setting over soft sand dunes in the Thar Desert

A camel rider and walkers crossing the dunes in dusty evening light, Thar Desert

The sun setting over Gadisar Lake, pavilions and boats silhouetted on the water, Jaisalmer

Jaisalmer Fort lit up on its hill above the dark city at night

A child playing on the sand dunes as the sun sets, Thar Desert

Udaipur27 photographs

Palaces and ghats glowing across Lake Pichola at night, Udaipur

A painted portrait of Maharana Pratap holding a spear, in a palace museum, Udaipur

Lake Pichola and the hills beyond, framed by a scalloped window arch, Udaipur

Carved stone pillars and brackets in a palace hall, Udaipur

A faded pink doorway set inside a scalloped arch in a palace room, Udaipur

A pale blue palace corridor with striped steps and a red carpet, Udaipur

Looking down on a palace courtyard garden full of visitors, the city beyond, Udaipur

The Lake Palace on Lake Pichola in pale morning light, hills behind, Udaipur

A single boat on Lake Pichola under a pink dusk sky, Udaipur

Udaipur's lakes and the city seen from a green hilltop

Close-up of dense temple carvings: elephants, horses and figures in stone, Udaipur

Carved stone pillars and beams inside a temple, seen from below, Udaipur

A frieze of carved elephants running along a temple's outer wall, Udaipur

White towers and balconies of City Palace against a deep blue sky, Udaipur

City Palace's cream facade and domed turrets in afternoon light, Udaipur

A café corner with a painted arch mural and yellow benches, Udaipur

An old haveli facade with carved balconies, pigeons on the ledges, Udaipur

Domed palace buildings above a crowded square, birds in the evening sky, Udaipur

An audience gathered in a haveli courtyard for an evening folk show, Udaipur

Folk dancers in bright ghagras seated before musicians in a haveli, Udaipur

Lakeside palaces lit up and reflected in Lake Pichola at night, Udaipur

Udaipur's lakeside rooftops and domes above Lake Pichola in the evening

The Lake Palace on Lake Pichola at dusk, hills behind and a jetty below, Udaipur

Lakeside hotels and havelis catching the evening sun on Lake Pichola, Udaipur

A small domed pavilion standing in the water beside moored boats, Lake Pichola, Udaipur

The white Lake Palace seen from a boat on Lake Pichola, Udaipur

City Palace and the Lake Palace glowing gold at sunset across Lake Pichola, Udaipur

More from the trip20 photographs

A carved stone temple spire rising above trees against the Aravalli hills

A row of white canvas tents at a desert camp, with palms and sand paths

A stone path running past a line of white desert-camp tents under a blue sky

A lone figure silhouetted against a low desert sun on the dunes

A camel in a red-and-white saddle cloth looking into the camera on the dunes

A camel handler in a white turban standing beside his camel on the dunes

Lake Pichola at dawn under a pink sky, a white palace on the water

Hawa Mahal lit up at night, its honeycomb windows receding into the dark

A turbaned guard beneath a row of carved arches and chandeliers

The peacock gate at Pritam Niwas Chowk, brass doors under a painted arch

Looking up a narrow lane of carved sandstone havelis to a strip of teal sky

Stone chhatri with steps into Gadisar Lake at dusk, boats on the water

Four friends on the ghat watching the sun set over Gadisar Lake

Camel riders and walkers silhouetted on a dune against an orange sunset

The Lake Palace on Lake Pichola framed by a scalloped window arch

Coloured glass panes and a carved window looking out over the old city

A pale blue palace corridor with striped marble steps and a red carpet

Folk dancers in bright ghagras balancing pots on their heads in a haveli courtyard

A puppeteer working a pair of kathputli marionettes in a haveli hall

Lakeside palace walls and chhatris glowing at night above dark water