A view back to Pushkar views.

Sometimes I could just explode from how wonderful things are that I see while just walking around.  Pushkar, for all the noise, craziness and frustrations.....time just kind of freezes for me for micro-seconds...just enough to freeze an image, followed by a smile. Here are a few more brain freezes.

Fascination in Pushkar....

One of the main jaw droppers when in Rajasthan, and especially in Pushkar during the fair, is the great variety and size of turbans on men.  When we were first in Pushkar, back in 1980, we used to go down to a quiet and peaceful sunset view spot over the lake (it was a real lake then), where there was a little chai stall, and local men would come nearby and lay their turbans out to dry - all 20-30 meters of turban!  Not sure how long some of these turbans below are, but we find them fascinating.
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Stepping back to Delhi.....

I haven't really put many pics of our short stay in Delhi up.  Shorter the better, given the grotesque air pollution in Delhi while we were there. Still, I enjoyed walks around the little alleys around Pahar Ganj, so here are a few shots from walking around.

Transport

An old Sadhu

For sale near the New Delhi train station

Selling grain on the side of the street.

A bag seller on Jan Path, near Connaught Place.

A few pics from Pushkar and the Pushkar Fair

Out of order from the trip....I'll add New Delhi pics in a later blog entry.

These pics are all from around the Pushkar Mela and Livestock fair - known as the Pushkar Camel Fair given the number of camels involved!

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Rural pilgrims come to town for the big Mela (festival)

A woman on the side of the road, selling a variety of stuff.

A mere handful of camels at the Mela grounds.

A farmer walking among the camels for sale.

Checking out a few camels among the crowd.

Having a bit of a discussion with other buyers & sellers

Some really nice turbans and mustaches on view!

Back in town, an older Royal Enfield Thunderbird, with Tibetan prayer flags for good luck,