I have a photo of the same sadhu. the guy sitting on the right. he is by the tree on the way to the fort entrance. i was there in October 2011 for Diwali and went out for a walk early one morning and met him. Love your photos. I’m going to try the sunglasses trick next time.
one of my favorite cities….I wish i went there now instead of 7 years back..Would had LOVED to capture it.. beautiful clicks…Love that your white balance is yellowish…very fitting to the theme of Jaisalmer itself 🙂
I have never been to India but I love the history and the ideas that have come about over the thousand of years Hinduism has been around. The temples are beautiful and I loved learning about the Gods and Goddesses. The Photos you posted were amazing and I enjoyed looking them over. Thank you for sharing.
Jay
Rajasthan!! It’s better you visited around this time, otherwise, if you went after like a month or 2 …Oh I can imagine the heat you’d feel on yourself !! Gr8 pics 😀
Very nice photos! I was in Jaiselmer 12 years ago and saw many of the same images…all through sunglasses? Wow! I tried that technique many years ago, but forgot about it…thanks for the reminder! Congratulations on being Freshly Pressed.
I liked your photograph ! Amazing ! Thanks that you have liked my country ! Please visit again and have more photographs on this blog site….It is my misfortune that still I have to visit most part of the country ! At least I can see through your eyes.
i went to jaisalmer some 2 yrs back n u just made my memomories fresh.just a tip from me to all those who wanna visit rajasthan: remember there’s much more to rajasthan than just the palaces…go deep inside and discover more!
That sadhu (one of the pair) is a permanent fixture and part of the fortress furniture .. we have all seen him (he was there last year and years past when I went to Jaisalmer) and paid him his dues but he is a colourful and iconic figure and part of why we love crazy and zany India !
I visited Jaisalmer two years ago and the two sadhus sitting under the tree are still there! Some pictures are good while others are too warm for my taste.
Wow, what a surprise! I was kinda expecting the more usual travelogue’ish sharing of your trip and I just love that instead I find a very unigue and cool stream of consciousness kinda univers. I just returned from India myself and Jaisalmer ended up being sacrificed for Dharamsala so THANK YOU for sharing your amazingly beautiful pics – I will include the desert next time 🙂
Well Dharamsala (and Mcleodganj) was wonderful and completely diff than the rest of India – very Tibetan! If you haven’t been there yet, maybe you should include that on your next trip 🙂
Amazing photos! I am currently in India, going from the Golden Triangle to Himachal Pradesh and then down to Goa – about to get on the first of 2 trains on what will be an epic 45 hour journey…and your post is helping me remember why I wanted to come to this crazy, amazing, beautiful country in the first place 🙂 I didn’t have a great camera to start with, and then I lost the battery (!) so now I’m on my iPhone until I can get a new battery – suffice to say my photos aren’t as amazing as yours – congrats and great post 🙂
Hi…Yey for being in India. If you heading to Goa deffo make the trip to Gokarna….Its amazing!!! Battery in Delhi?!. Thank you for your lovely words and comment 🙂 Pinky
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I think this guy’s amazing, got a real eye and talent for travel photography and capturing the genius loci and moment in a way that a true artist can. This is precisely what I aspire to, I can’t wait to visit and experience Asia!
First time on your site and these are beautiful photos so will be visiting again. I am sat here shivering in the UK and just soaking in the golden hues has made me feel warm. Gorgeous.
WOW, these images are absolutely stunning. So beautiful and I love the colors. The fourth photo is amazing, although it’s pretty hard to pick favorites!
Beautiful display of lights,,,,Back in 2010 Diwali I was going to this incredible place , yet I cancelled due to some work. The awe of Rajasthan has always impacted me deeply, i was sure Jaisalmer would have taken it to a different turn. Will surely witness it in person.
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I visited Jaisalmer almost 12 years ago (wow, can’t believe it’s been that long!), and these pictures truly capture what I remember the city looking like. The color of sand but beautiful; gold, brown, gray, tan, all exquisitely carved and everything stacked on top of everything else.
so much sun and heat and warmth – a festival of fiery light – wonderful. Thanks for sharing this. I love seeing the delicate pale rosecream architecture. Alison
Gosh, this sure was a treat to stumble upon!! Beautiful beautiful photos! Lot’s of inspiration in this natural environment, beautiful! Made us inspired for the day. Can’t wait to cruise this site MORE!!
Oh my goodness your images are beautiful and remind me of my last trip to India two summers ago. You make me miss the life there. They really put a smile on my face : )
Fantastic title (most apt) and fantastic photographs, they really look stunning.
Just one question though, did you use a lens filter for some of the shots or was there something else that you used for the yellowed/gold effect – which looks amazing by the way!
Cheers.
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Truly a Gold. Jaisalmer is one place which I always crave to visit but never have. I have always seen it through blogposts or ads. Loved the post.
The culture is so vivid, colorful and it oozes from your photos effortlessly.
The difference between seeing photos of a place when researching it online and reading a blog with personal photos is that…, you feel the place through the experience of a real individual. Somehow, if only for a moment, their photos and stories transport you there and you even think to yourself “i can’t wait to go back”. Because momentarily, you were there.
PinkyBinks
Oh thank you for displaying these Michael! I loved every minute of it….can we go again please?
For Sure!!!
Nice! I love the architecture. There’s not much like it anywhere!
Great pictures. Your photography definatley has that Golden touch. Did you use a filter?
Thank you and nice to see you on here. The shots were taken through my sun glasses!!!
Sunglasses huh. Nice touch. Simple, effective. Definitely going to try this. But before that, need to buy a golden sunglasses.
Found mine in Burma, made in 1991. A great buy!
I have a photo of the same sadhu. the guy sitting on the right. he is by the tree on the way to the fort entrance. i was there in October 2011 for Diwali and went out for a walk early one morning and met him. Love your photos. I’m going to try the sunglasses trick next time.
Did you pay him 5 rupies???!!! Thank you for your kind coments 🙂 pinky
Awsm pics dude..gr8 i love them,.
Thank you 🙂 🙂 More to come!!!
Do you recognise anyone??
http://www.communitychannel.org/featured/the-changing-face-of-india/
YES!!! A great clip…thank you 🙂 🙂
Such beautiful pix … I love how the gold hue really sets a mood. Spectacular work!
Hi Mikalee…Thanks for your lovely comment 🙂
one of my favorite cities….I wish i went there now instead of 7 years back..Would had LOVED to capture it.. beautiful clicks…Love that your white balance is yellowish…very fitting to the theme of Jaisalmer itself 🙂
Lovely photos! The golden orange haze renders them that much more lush and exciting.
Thank you. So pleased you enjoyed the work. Enjoy the blog 🙂
Amazing pictures! The one that strikes me most is of the belly dancer wearing a veil over her face–it actually makes her more alluring!
I agree – I think it may be a man??!! Look again 🙂 Thank you for looking 🙂
I have never been to India but I love the history and the ideas that have come about over the thousand of years Hinduism has been around. The temples are beautiful and I loved learning about the Gods and Goddesses. The Photos you posted were amazing and I enjoyed looking them over. Thank you for sharing.
Jay
India is amazing. You should try to visit??? Thank you for looking 🙂
Wonderful photographs. I love the sunglasses idea. It creates such a “desert feel,” like I can feel the sun beating down on me…very nice. 🙂
Thank you Snapshooter!
I love the photos you took through the windows. They are beautiful.
I am pleased you enjoyed them 😉
Magnificent photos! I am a WordPress photographer too, I really enjoyed this post. Keep up the great work!
Thank you Aaron. I will check out your work…
Simply beautiful!
Thank you Jane 🙂
Incredible !!
Incredible India!! Thank you for looking 🙂
Absolutely stunning! Thank you for sharing!
Thank You Mr. Man 🙂
Fantastic photos! And they made me homesick:)!
🙂
WOW!
So pleased you enjoyed!!! Thank you for looking 🙂
Love your pics!! Thanks for sharing them!!
For sure!!! 🙂
I have very fond memories of Jaisalmir, especially staying in a pension right in the city walls. Awesome place!
Rajasthan!! It’s better you visited around this time, otherwise, if you went after like a month or 2 …Oh I can imagine the heat you’d feel on yourself !! Gr8 pics 😀
Please check out my latest post – http://raajtram.com/2012/03/12/my-dad-says/
And even my new PhotoBlog – http://raajclicks.wordpress.com/2012/02/29/oh-i-love-my-laptop/
I love the golden hue to all of the pictures. Gorgeous!
Oh, these pictures are so utterly breathtaking, they make one truly stop in awe! And I love the yellow tint to them; it gives a vintage look.
So kind. Yey. Thanks 🙂
so lush and gorgeous. i’m in love.
thank you for sharing!
nice post.. my favorite is the photo of the castle from a window.. lovely.
Thank you Starlight 🙂
I liked the orange toning on almost every photo. Gives the feel of Rajasthani culture.
Nice post !
very glamorous 🙂
OH. Love a bit of glamor!! 🙂 🙂
Very nice photos! I was in Jaiselmer 12 years ago and saw many of the same images…all through sunglasses? Wow! I tried that technique many years ago, but forgot about it…thanks for the reminder! Congratulations on being Freshly Pressed.
Big Burmese shades!!! Thank you for looking and your kind comment 🙂
Hey..This got me back to the times when I went to Jaisalmer a year back! 😀
You might want to visit and check some time:
http://mebal07.wordpress.com/the-travel-blog-not-really-i-would-say/
Thanks for sharing 🙂
beautiful pics
Thank you 🙂
Nice Pictures.
You make me remember that India is easy to love … hard do forget…Thanks for sharing.
PS: I was not so lucky to find a sadhu who charges only five ruppies…hehehe
Ha…India indeed is hard to forget!!!!!!
Nice photos!
Thank you for looking and enjoying 🙂
Those photos reminded my days! Thanks for sharing….
You caught the mood of this place very elegantly! Truly amazing images all of them.
-Kyle
Its is an amazing place. Thank you for your positive and lovely comments Kyle 🙂
Nice Post
Awesome shots! Why haven’t I been to India! 🙂
Thank you Patrickb…..Book a flight now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Woah, stunning pictures! Keep blogging, and I’ll be sure to check back soon.
Thank You Matt. Be sure to!!
Great pics..I felt as if I were present there….Looking forward for more..Great !!!!!!!!!
Thank you 🙂 🙂
I liked your photograph ! Amazing ! Thanks that you have liked my country ! Please visit again and have more photographs on this blog site….It is my misfortune that still I have to visit most part of the country ! At least I can see through your eyes.
Namaste and thank you sir. Have a look through the blog….I have spent two years in India and LOVE IT!!!
Stunning pictures!
Yey! 🙂
i went to jaisalmer some 2 yrs back n u just made my memomories fresh.just a tip from me to all those who wanna visit rajasthan: remember there’s much more to rajasthan than just the palaces…go deep inside and discover more!
I really like the feeling imparted with these images. I greatly enjoyed them.
Pleased you enjoyed 🙂 Thanks for taking the time to look 🙂
Gorgeous photos! Loved seeing a glimpse of life in India.
Two months left in India so lots more to come. Thank you for your kind words 🙂 Pinky
Ohhh, the memories. Thanks for a roundup of the city. Seems like a festival/carnival was going on at the time you were there.
nice photos, thanks for sharing!
Beautiful pictures….. Jaisalmer is famous for camel safari (night) and sand dunes.
Thank you x
Beautiful pictures..glorious Rajasthan… Jaisalmer is famous for its sand dunes and camel safari,also in nights.
The view of the fort and the city through a window is just amazing.Wonderful pictures.
That sadhu (one of the pair) is a permanent fixture and part of the fortress furniture .. we have all seen him (he was there last year and years past when I went to Jaisalmer) and paid him his dues but he is a colourful and iconic figure and part of why we love crazy and zany India !
I love My India and proud to be an Indian. The images are making my heart to be pound off my body. Thanks for sharing.
I love India also. My heart has been here for ten years!!!!!!
beautiful colors! Nice!
Yey…THANK YOU SO MUCH 🙂
Captivating photos!! Really appreciated the variety! Especially loved the young woman dancing!
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Thank you Michele!
I visited Jaisalmer two years ago and the two sadhus sitting under the tree are still there! Some pictures are good while others are too warm for my taste.
My own thoughts on Jaisalmer:
http://indianjourneys.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/the-havelis-of-jaisalmer
http://indianjourneys.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/a-rajasthani-puppet-show-jaisalmer
Spectacular photos! Thank you!
Wow, what a surprise! I was kinda expecting the more usual travelogue’ish sharing of your trip and I just love that instead I find a very unigue and cool stream of consciousness kinda univers. I just returned from India myself and Jaisalmer ended up being sacrificed for Dharamsala so THANK YOU for sharing your amazingly beautiful pics – I will include the desert next time 🙂
Charlotte. The desert is a must…. How was Dharamsala? Thank you for you super kind words >) Pinky
Well Dharamsala (and Mcleodganj) was wonderful and completely diff than the rest of India – very Tibetan! If you haven’t been there yet, maybe you should include that on your next trip 🙂
Its on my list!!:)
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Midas Touch… Perfect….
Thank You Techflaps… Thanks for re blogging!!!:) 🙂
Yes. Jaisalmer should be on everyone’s list of must-visit-places. I was lucky to have done a bike trip to Jaisalmer 🙂
Details in post http://lumuhuku.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/desert-storm-%E2%80%93-a-biking-expedition-to-the-thar-desert/
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Sunny. Colourful.
Thank you Niqoro!!!!!!
Your photographs are AMAZING
Thank you Jojo!!
Pink(y) using Orange tones to capture golden kila.
Nice pictures of the festival.
beautiful photos – just stunning : )
Thank you for looking 🙂
thank You
Nice photographs and description.
Here is this years’ Holi at 8th Mar-
http://kaushalsingh.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/festival-of-colors-holi-in-india/
Those are some really amazing shots. I really want to travel to that part of the world some day!!!
Thank you Edward….Do IT!! 🙂
Amazing photos! I am currently in India, going from the Golden Triangle to Himachal Pradesh and then down to Goa – about to get on the first of 2 trains on what will be an epic 45 hour journey…and your post is helping me remember why I wanted to come to this crazy, amazing, beautiful country in the first place 🙂 I didn’t have a great camera to start with, and then I lost the battery (!) so now I’m on my iPhone until I can get a new battery – suffice to say my photos aren’t as amazing as yours – congrats and great post 🙂
Hi…Yey for being in India. If you heading to Goa deffo make the trip to Gokarna….Its amazing!!! Battery in Delhi?!. Thank you for your lovely words and comment 🙂 Pinky
Beautiful pictures! I especially love the ones with women with sari!
Well, very nice perspective, view through sunglassess, some of the pics are very good, and have a story to tell, the essence of photography…
🙂 Why thank you 🙂
Jaisalmer is a good place to visit, Thank you for your photos
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I think this guy’s amazing, got a real eye and talent for travel photography and capturing the genius loci and moment in a way that a true artist can. This is precisely what I aspire to, I can’t wait to visit and experience Asia!
Wow!! Thank you so much and thank you for such positivity. 🙂 🙂
great shots!!
http://mikhailanand.wordpress.com/ (My Trip to Rajasthan)
Thanks …I will check them out……
Interesting… Nice shots.
Amazing pictures – really do a great job at giving me a sense of the culture. I hope I can go here one day 🙂
excellent photos.
Your pictures are so beautiful! I especially love the one of the little boy with the small sun spot in the picture. His expression tells a story.
Thank you Rebecca 🙂
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I love it.
nice pics about india.. 😀
Fascinating story telling.
Thanks Pradipta!!
First time on your site and these are beautiful photos so will be visiting again. I am sat here shivering in the UK and just soaking in the golden hues has made me feel warm. Gorgeous.
Hi And thank you….. I myself will be back in the Uk in six weeks…Yak!! Pleased the shots warmed you up 🙂
WOW, these images are absolutely stunning. So beautiful and I love the colors. The fourth photo is amazing, although it’s pretty hard to pick favorites!
Halie
thank you sooooo much Halie. Love the name of your blog…will check it out!! 🙂
These pics are wonderful!
Beautiful shots…reminded me of my visit to Jaisalmer…it has a fairy-tale sort of feel to the place..
Wow, you did a great job on the photography, it makes me think I should travel more.
Excellent post.
You should!!! Thank you for your comment 🙂
Really great work!
Beautiful display of lights,,,,Back in 2010 Diwali I was going to this incredible place , yet I cancelled due to some work. The awe of Rajasthan has always impacted me deeply, i was sure Jaisalmer would have taken it to a different turn. Will surely witness it in person.
I love the use of light in your photos!
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I visited Jaisalmer almost 12 years ago (wow, can’t believe it’s been that long!), and these pictures truly capture what I remember the city looking like. The color of sand but beautiful; gold, brown, gray, tan, all exquisitely carved and everything stacked on top of everything else.
Thank you for re blogging the post. Good memories!!
beautiful use of colour on your photos! Great job dude
Thank you Dude 🙂
Great shots … but for some reason I couldn’t stop staring at the banner on top. Hilarious.
Where did you find it?
Cheers and congrats on being freshly pressed
-Ron
Its taken from an old shot i did in India years ago! Good old India hair salons!!!!!! Thank you DJ 🙂 Best comment so far 🙂
Great post. Check out this post I had written about a trip to Dubai
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Please follow the blog if you are interested.
wow, gorgeous pics! Have you done a similar piece on Delhi ever? Would love to see your pictures of that city…
I have done one on Delhi….have a little look through my posts…sure you will find it!
https://pinkybinks.com/2012/03/10/24-hours-in-delhi/
I have done one on Delhi….have a little look through my posts…sure you will find it!
https://pinkybinks.com/2012/03/10/24-hours-in-delhi/
Pinks
Wow! Neat pix! I love the colours and I really like the one with the little girl in her bridal saree.
Thank you Sir!
It feels so nice to see a post related to my country…. nice
I love these pictures! Wish i had the chance to experience that!
Wow, excellent stuff!
Thank you Martyn 🙂
bRIGHT sIDE OF mY cOUNTRY ….AMAZING mOMENTS sNAPPED………..
YEY. India is glorious in every way……
but really…claps for PHOTOGRAPHER tooo……..
Thank you 🙂 :0 😉 🙂
Excellent photography..
Really love the photo’s. The orange is really cool 🙂
Thank you 🙂 x
Nice pictures…..
Amazing photographs & nice place. The golden looks of photographs is really awesome.
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Thank you for re-posting. So pleased you enjoyed!!!! Pinky “)
Wow!! awesome pics. I think this is the most amazing experience to watch there folk dance,culture and there food is amazing .
Awesome photography… and the tungsten lights make it look so golden.. did u really take it through your sun glasses.. awesome!
Yes…shades purchased in Burma a few months ago…
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Beautiful pictures from a desert festival in India!
Thank you sooooo much for sharing!! > Pinky
Wow! I can’t get over the amazing colours in your photographs!
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! Enjoy the future blogs!!! 🙂
I loved these photos! You did an awesome job of creating a coesive set. The yellow tones really pulled me into a romantic world. Congratz on being FP!
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 x
so much sun and heat and warmth – a festival of fiery light – wonderful. Thanks for sharing this. I love seeing the delicate pale rosecream architecture. Alison
Thank you Alison 🙂
Just Great! I love it!
Yey!!!!! Thank you >) x
frankly speaking….have never seen such nice pictures from rajasthan! congratulations to u for the clicks and thanks for the share!
Wow. that is such a great thing to say. Thank you soooo much. Pinky xx
mention not! i did mean it!
🙂
So grateful. thank you xx
Nicely done.!
Amazing Photography ,makes me feel so proud to be an Indian!!!!!!!.
Fantastic!!!!!!
Gosh, this sure was a treat to stumble upon!! Beautiful beautiful photos! Lot’s of inspiration in this natural environment, beautiful! Made us inspired for the day. Can’t wait to cruise this site MORE!!
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Thank you and enjoy the work 🙂
Nice. Pictures taken through sunglasses huh? Really nice.
Yep. Thank you 🙂
plenty of creative photos buddy…I like! 😀
Thank you sir. pleased you like!!
Beautiful! I love the colors and the story you can see in each picture! Lovely work!
Very nice photography done here. Good job !!
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Oh my goodness your images are beautiful and remind me of my last trip to India two summers ago. You make me miss the life there. They really put a smile on my face : )
Thank you 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Beautiful! Your portraits are stunning.
Thank you so much! 🙂
Wow! Beyond amazing…. India is probably my number one place I want to visit. Gorgeous photographs!
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Wow these photos are amazing!
wow ,nice photos
Fantastic title (most apt) and fantastic photographs, they really look stunning.
Just one question though, did you use a lens filter for some of the shots or was there something else that you used for the yellowed/gold effect – which looks amazing by the way!
Cheers.
Thank you…..The shots were all taken through my cheap yellow sun glasses!!!!
cheap or not, the result speaks for itself! Kudos for the creativity.
Cheers.
these pictures speak for themselves! congratulations, they are amazing! 🙂
Thank you so much :0
Such amazing warming colourful photos, I second that – congrats..
Thank you soooooo much! 🙂 🙂
Excellent snaps. Went to Jaisalmer in 2007. Excellent place though i am surprised not to see the standard snap of the fort.
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Truly a Gold. Jaisalmer is one place which I always crave to visit but never have. I have always seen it through blogposts or ads. Loved the post.
It sounds like you make good use of your travelling down time.
so beautiful!!!!
The culture is so vivid, colorful and it oozes from your photos effortlessly.
The difference between seeing photos of a place when researching it online and reading a blog with personal photos is that…, you feel the place through the experience of a real individual. Somehow, if only for a moment, their photos and stories transport you there and you even think to yourself “i can’t wait to go back”. Because momentarily, you were there.
Thanks for the trip!
Very nice pictures.
wow! I haven’t yet visited Rajasthan. Your posts make me long for the next vacations!
Lovely! 😀
One of the reasons why i do them. They take me back to that place, that trip. Hopefully my posts take you on vacation!!! 🙂
Of course! There’s this amazing serenity captured in these pictures. Great work!
Thanks 🙂
These pictures are truly amazing, the colors are beautiful!
Thank you soooo much!!!
I’m glad you reposted that – I wasn’t around when you were Freshly Pressed 🙂
I am pleased you enjoyed it! 🙂 Pinks 🙂
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An old post, but a popular one…
Absolutely stunning photos! I especially love the one of three women leaning on a wall, taken from below. Thank-you for sharing!
Thank you so much 🙂
Thank you for looking. Happy New Year 🙂