Ajmer
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All that glitters is gold...and Jain
... confidence still barely intact, we held on to the optimistic thought that we would simply know when we had arrived in downtown Ajmer. Usually this involves looking for more buildings and congestion than usual, but more often than not we fell victim to ...
Two Blondes and an Indian Train Schedule.....
... had been stolen…..kind of sums up Ajmer. If you are going to screw up and miss a train, pick somewhere else other than Ajmer. We checked in to a crappy expensive room for the few hours and at 2:30 am made our way into the Ajmer night – ...
Ajmer shariff
... Shakar, Pak Pattan Sharif, Pakistan. Situated between Jama Masjid and Sandali Masjid in the premises of Hazrat khwaja Muinuddin's Dargah at Ajmer. Along the left-hand wall, in the background of the Sandali Masjid there is a small gate which leads down to ...
My Homer Simpson moment...
... time watching Babas smoke dope than I care for I'm hot and thirsty. We eventually travel through Snake mountain (!) to get to Ajmer, a Muslim pilgrimage city and home to the Dargah - the tombof Sufi saint, Khwaja Muin-ud-din Christi, who came to ...
Ajmer
A stop at Ajmer, the second most holy Islamic city gave us a chance to see the mosque. Other than that Ajmer was just a stop over to catch the train to ...
An Ajmer Afternoon
Coming from Jaipur, I arrived in the early afternoon. Dropped my bag at the bus station and went for a stroll in town. I somehow liked the town, although I can't particularly point out why. There was a red temple that particularly impressed (not the one ...
Ghost Train
... pm train to Ajmer, where we were going to make that bus connection and see Pushkar. PLUS... I'd booked overnight tickets from Ajmer back up to Delhi for the following night- I have a plane that leaves out of Delhi today (that's actually where ...
Ajmer
On the drive from Jaipur to Udaipur I stopped in the town of Ajmer. It is mostly a Muslim town. I visited Dargah, which is the tomb of a Sufi saint. I was blessed with the edge of a tomb blanket. There was also a cemetery at the sight and there ...
Anger in Ajmer
... "treat" after having been cultured - the lonely-planet-recommended "delicious toffee" - tasted like lard. The other Ajmer attraction (there are no more rest assured) is the Nasiyan Jain Temple also known as the Red Temple built in 1865. ...
Pushkar
Pushkar is a very holy city. With over 300 temples built around a small lake surrounded by mountains and then a desert. Pushkar meaning flower-hand is where one of the great gods of the Hindu religion dropped one of three holy flowers to create ...
Life of a Maharajah
Too cool! We stayed in the palace/fort of the Maharajah of Kishangarh today. In 1992 he converted this place into a hotel. We walked around the town that has a population of only 11,000 people. It was very interesting but the kids ...
East Rajasthan
English - After reaching stardom in Mumbai as extra's in the Bollywood movie we took an 18hr sleeper train North to Jaipur in Rajasthan. Jaipur is referred to as the Pink city which I am sure it was once. However, urban sprawl and pollution and ...
I LOST MY SHADES!!!
... is today. After the museum I met up with Ajay, he came to the station to see me off. The bus took 3 hours to get to Ajmer, the time passed pretty quickly really. Once at Ajmer I got an Autorickshaw to take me to the nearest Cheap hotel, checked in, left ...
Holy place!
... which had definitly the cleanest station yet!!! we ventured to Ajmer and got a taxi to Pushkar one of the holiest places in western India!! Pushkar name comes from the Brahma believe whihc is one of the three main gods to do with Hinuism, Brahma was on a ...
Ajmer
... home cooked meal for our dinner (obviously we had to pay for it) which we thought would be nice, so accepted. Ajmer is famous for one of India’s most important Muslim sites, Dargah. It is where the tomb of Sufi saint (Khwaja Muin-ud-din ...
No Power
... from Udaipur. the car was practically empty. we chatted with an Indian couple who now live in Wisconsin. Interesting... Got in to Ajmer around 10pm and didn't have any advanced booking for a hotel. there were no more buses to Pushkar and we didn't want ...
Tiny village, old fort
We arrive in Barli which is a small village outside Ajmer mid afternoon. We are staying in the Fort Which is 350 years old that has been renovated into a hotel. It is still owned but the original family and the guy and his wife are the 16th generation. ...
Delhi to Ajmer - Pushkar Camel Fair
The first thing I noticed about India was the slightly sweet, hot smell. It's hard to describe really. The second is the traffic. You really do take your life into your own hands if you drive here I reckon, and all of those 'drivers from hell' programmes ...
Enjoyed in Aravali Ranges
Once again i was excited to explore little part of Aravali Ranges with my passion of photography. So here is the eve of Aug 21, 2011, Me with my two buddies (Aman and Megha) went to the Nareli (Jain Temple on Hills). We took our Maruti 800, Aman was ...
Pushkar- Lord Brahma's town
It will not be incorrect to say that Pushkar which is just 23 km away from Ajmer is the abode of Lord Brahma( The creator of universe). As per the folklore, once the lord was to attend a religious 'havan' where his wife was to accompany him. Since she was ...
It seemed a good idea not to stay in Pushkar
So up for more driving - some 300km+ out past Jaipur to Ajmer for the Pushkar Fair. Of course in India travel is a lottery & in the end it took all day. Just when we thought we had escaped the worst of Delhi we hit accidents, jams, bottlenecks & ...
Jaisalmer, Jodhpur & Ajmer
... various carvings, Mughal paintings & Jodhpur past M’as. Women workers on this building site (a common sight in India) were carrying small open ‘woks’ full of rubbish and returning with ready mix concrete, all on their ...
I'm Sorry, I Haven't A Clue
... been here before, in January. And I hated it. So much so, that after a day of tramping the length and breadth of Ajmer on foot, dodging the traffic and the agressive attentions of the men on the street, I turned tail and headed for the ...
Ajmer and Pushkar
... I am liking and it was easy to get a bus. Its about 30mins to Pushkar. You drive though this mountain pass through a windy road. Also Ajmer is based around a really nice lake which we got to see on the way up. I got a few photos from the bus but theyre ...
Nimaj To Pushkar To Ajmer To Delhi
... , (Main Bazaar), and other lesser streets, taking in the sights and sounds, before boarding the coach for the short journey to Ajmer. Transferring for the coach into taxis, we set off for the station, where we took the Shatabdi Express to Delhi, a journey ...
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