31st May 2012, 10:23
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| Re: Rajasthan - Padharo Mhare Des Day 03 25th December 2011 Bikaner - Khichan - Jaisalmer Phool mahal         This is made from Ivory    continued... |
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31st May 2012, 10:38
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| Re: Rajasthan - Padharo Mhare Des Day 03 25th December 2011 Bikaner - Khichan - Jaisalmer Anoop Mahal       Gaj mandir   Chander mahal     continued... |
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31st May 2012, 10:46
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| Re: Rajasthan - Padharo Mhare Des Day 03 25th December 2011 Bikaner - Khichan - Jaisalmer Dancers used to dance on these sharp blades and spears      Herge would have got the idea of the naked Fakir who sits on nails in his popular Tintin Series from all these  Some Photos from that era     The room where the dance items were kept  Kiddies have already climbed to the top floor  continued... |
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31st May 2012, 11:00
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| Re: Rajasthan - Padharo Mhare Des Day 03 25th December 2011 Bikaner - Khichan - Jaisalmer A view from the top    It was too much of history for me, I certainly look like I had an overdose   Kiddies started to own the vantage points for pictures   Ladies too  Ladies and Kiddies   Kiddies     Three Idiots   continued... |
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31st May 2012, 11:26
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| Re: Rajasthan - Padharo Mhare Des Day 03 25th December 2011 Bikaner - Khichan - Jaisalmer Some more pictures from the Fort            continued... |
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31st May 2012, 12:03
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| Re: Rajasthan - Padharo Mhare Des Day 03 25th December 2011 Bikaner - Khichan - Jaisalmer Some displayed items from the fort       continued... |
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31st May 2012, 12:15
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| Re: Rajasthan - Padharo Mhare Des Day 03 25th December 2011 Bikaner - Khichan - Jaisalmer Some pictures of photos displayed at the Sovegnior shop. All pictures are copyrights of the concerned and is acknowledged. It is used here just for representation.        continued... |
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31st May 2012, 12:47
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| Re: Rajasthan - Padharo Mhare Des Day 03 25th December 2011 Bikaner - Khichan - Jaisalmer Our short visit to the Fort was over and we started our return The entry/exit corridor   The emblem  We waited at the Front while Sprited one checked out the Museum.   Panorama    Sprited One returned and told us we can move on. It was not an impreesive collection. A last look at the Fort  continued... |
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31st May 2012, 13:06
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| Re: Rajasthan - Padharo Mhare Des Day 03 25th December 2011 Bikaner - Khichan - Jaisalmer I found some birdies at the Pool outside the fort.   Red-wattled Lapwing  Ain't he cute with that Spiderman look  continued... |
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31st May 2012, 13:17
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| Re: Rajasthan - Padharo Mhare Des Day 03 25th December 2011 Bikaner - Khichan - Jaisalmer We drove on towards Jaisalmer. We were hungry and wanted to have lunch enroute. We stopped by a small shoppee and brought Bhujias to extent our drive by cutting short the halts. KMB bhujia  We saw this guy making a sweet out of thickened milk    Bhujia could control the hunger pangs only for few minutes, we saw a Dhabha and took over the place much to the amusement of the guys there!! Purohit restaurant -What a nice way to relax and have some warm sun  Three idiots - relaxing  Our huge order being executed on priority  Kids were happy to get hot food  Yummy, we cleared the plates in no time  Even Chillies were not spared  continued... |
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31st May 2012, 13:31
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| Re: Rajasthan - Padharo Mhare Des Day 03 25th December 2011 Bikaner - Khichan - Jaisalmer Our next stop was Khichan, in search of the Demoiselle Cranes. More info here Demoiselle Crane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Demoiselle Crane | Ask.com Encyclopedia Khichan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia These are migratory birds that feeds at Khichan. The villagers have setup a feeding ground for the birds.   Checking whether there are any birds!  Unfortunately no birds were there. They have already been there in the morning for food and have gone to some nearby places in search of water. We met Mr. Sevaram malli Parihar  He is such a great man - he feeds the birds and takes care of them on his own. He does it on his own iterest and funds. His work has been felicitated with many awards    A picture with this great man  If you happen to visit this place please put a word of appreciation to this person for doing such a good work. He gave us the particulars of the birds, showed us the log he has kept of number of birds, arrival and departure everyday from the feeding ground. continued... |
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31st May 2012, 13:42
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| Re: Rajasthan - Padharo Mhare Des Day 03 25th December 2011 Bikaner - Khichan - Jaisalmer Some Pictures of Demoiselle cranes and also some articles shared by Mr. Sevaram Malli Parihar         Some pictures from the web       How I wished I could see these beauties with my own eyes. A return is planned for these winged beauties  She was very happy that we visited her place  continued... |
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31st May 2012, 13:49
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| Re: Rajasthan - Padharo Mhare Des Day 03 25th December 2011 Bikaner - Khichan - Jaisalmer We moved on but not before making a tea halt   The tea shop was in the compound of a theater. DON2 was the movie running there. I somehow had a strange feeling that we'll see Don2 in Rajasthan  continued... |
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31st May 2012, 13:57
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| Re: Rajasthan - Padharo Mhare Des Day 03 25th December 2011 Bikaner - Khichan - Jaisalmer Finally we reached jaisalmer by 21:30hours. We were booked at Hotel Moonlight, a decent hotel. Hotel Moonlight , Khuri Resort , Hotel jaisal Palace We were given the rooms fast and we moved on to the restaurant in the top floor and ordered our dinner.  While dinner was getting ready we strolled around the hotel enjoying the display of paintings the hotel had.          The dinner was served fast. I had opted for Rajasthani Thali again   By 23:30hours we were done with dinner and retired to our rooms. Tomorrow is going to be a long day! Last edited by laluks : 31st May 2012 at 13:59. |
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