Amber Fort as Seen from My Hotel Window
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Another View from My Hotel Window
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Forts and Walls as I Saw from My Hotel
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View from Hotel Window
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My Hotel was Named Appropriately
The name of the hotel was "Amer View". By the way, the correct...
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Jaigarh Fort as Seen from Amber Fort
This picture was taken from the main entrance of Amber Fort.
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Tourists Arriving on Elephants
One of the main attractions of tourists in Jaipur is to ride on elephants. A...
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More Tourists Coming
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More Elephants Coming
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The Amber Palace
This is located inside the Amber Fort.
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More Elephants, More Tourists
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A Building in the Fort Complex
This building contains the Hall of Mirrors.
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Me in Front of Amber Palace
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Amber Palace, An Entrance
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Tiny Mirrors Decorating the Wall
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Oops, I Blinked at the Wrong Moment
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Ceiling and Wall, Hall of Mirrors
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View from A Window of Amber Palace
Tourists still coming on elephants.
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Distant View from the Same Window
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Jaigarh Fort as Seen from Amber Palace
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Inside Amber Palace
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Hall of Mirrors
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Hall of Mirrors
Sorry for camera shake!
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Guess Where These Tourists are Coming
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I Love This Scene, Tourists on Elephants
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The Garbage Truck Spoiled the Shot
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Oh, the Damn Garbage Truck Again
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That's A Good Shot!
No garbage truck behind me, just elephants going back to pick up more tourists.
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The Backside of Amber Fort
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Backside of Amber Fort (Close-up)
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Jal Mahal or Water Palace
This picture was taken when the lighting condition was poor. Please look for...
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Jaipur City Palace
Do you see pink?
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A Building Inside City Palace Complex
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Jaipur City Palace
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Ceiling Decorations and Chandeliers
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Display of Guns
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Another View of Jaipur City Palace
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World's Largest Silver Jar
Certified by Guiness Book of World Records (displayed next to the...
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Uniformed Palace Staff
These gentlemen requested me to take a picture of them in front of the...
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Highly Decorated Doorways
There is a courtyard inside the palace complex, which I think was used for...
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A Doorway Decorated with Peacocks
Why is this man beaming with joy? Does he feel like a King?
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Decorated Doorway
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Decorated Doorway
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Decorated Doorway
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Me in Front of a Palace Building
This building houses the textile (i.e., clothes) exhibits. Some of the...
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Yet Another Picture of Me at Same Place
The palace guard, who took the previous picture, thought it was not...
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Jaipur Jantar Mantar 1
Jantar Mantar (or "Yantra Mandir" - Temple of Instruments) was...
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Jaipur Jantar Mantar 2
Full view of Chakra Yantra.
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Jaipur Jantar Mantar 3
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Jaipur Jantar Mantar 4
Another yantra.
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Jaipur Jantar Mantar 5
Me in Jaipur Jantar Mantar.
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Jaipur Jantar Mantar 6
The photographer (a Japanese girl) suggested that I stand on this side of the...
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Jaipur Jantar Mantar 7
Placard near the huge sundial (the largest sundial in the world)! The bottom...
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Jaipur Jantar Mantar 8
The largest sundial in the world!
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Jaipur Jantar Mantar 9
Did this elderly couple really have to jump in the view of my camera as I was...
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Jaipur Jantar Mantar 10
Another view of the Chakra Yantra.
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Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) 1
It was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh. It forms part of...
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Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) 2
It is located on a very busy street close to the main City Palace...
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Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) 3
Top part of Hawa Mahal.
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Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) 4
Lower storeys of Hawa Mahal.
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Shops Right Next to Hawa Mahal
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Gaitore (Royal Cenotaph) 1
Gaitore is a royal cremation site of the majestic rulers of Jaipur....
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Gaitore (Royal Cenotaph) 2
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Gaitore (Royal Cenotaph) 3
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Gaitore (Royal Cenotaph) 4
I was told that this particular cenotaph is in the memory of a young (Royal)...
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A Snake Charmer
I hope my friend Donna likes him. She is looking for a handsome and...
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Colorful Snake Charmer
Donna: This picture is for you.
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Roadside Shops in Jaipur
Note the colorful merchandise. Unlike the people of West Bengal, the...
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I Love Those Bright Colored Umbrellas
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More Bright Colored Clothing
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Merchandise of All Kinds and All Colors
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A Jaipur Street Scene
Now you know why Jaipur is called the Pink City.
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Don't You Love These Shoes?
These are just a few samples. You will find many more inside the factory store.
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A Typical Scene of Jaipur
Elephants and camels move along city streets just like the motorized vehicles...
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Isn't She Pretty?
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Waiting for Passenger
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Camels in a Camel Stand
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Camels for Hire
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Here is Another Beauty
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Can You Hire a Camel in Your Town?
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Me Posing in Front of Jal Mahal
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Jal Mahal (Water Palace)
It stands on a lake called Man Sarobar lake.
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Sightseeing Bus for the Less Adventurous
In Jaipur you should ride on a camel or elephant and do it in style!
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Statue Near Jaipur Secretariat Building
I don't know whose statue it is. Can someone help?
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Secretariat Building, Jaipur
This is an impressive looking British era building that houses the State...
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