Jaipur

Snakes.

Royal observatory was created by a local king interested in astrology. The instruments are meant for determining the accurate time of the day, which star is in which constellation, et cetera.

Palace of the winds.

View from the top.

Views on the street.

Rickshaw:

Mule wagon:

Cow:

Doves on the central place. People feed them.

Mosaic.

Temple.

Columns of that temple.

Carvings on the temple.

Do you know this Hinduist saint?

Memorial to fallen Indian soldiers. Many soldiers in the Indian army are from the state of Rajasthan (of which Jaipur is capital).

Names of fallen soldiers. notice that there is officially no war in 2005...

Model of an earlier Rajasthani village.

Virendra in the model village.

Ilia with a pipe

Ilia, Govil, Virendra, Rajesh

Artisan making a cup.

Elephant for carrying tourists.

Modern-art version of that elephant.


Ilia Polian
Last modified: Wed Feb 22 16:16:43 CET 2006