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Places of awe

Jaigarh Fort above Amber — the Rajasthan node.

Jaigarh Fort above Amber — the Rajasthan node.
Jaigarh Fort above Amber — the Rajasthan node.

Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Amber Fort's mirrored halls — Hindu and Mughal in one room.

Amber Fort's mirrored halls — Hindu and Mughal in one room.
Amber Fort's mirrored halls — Hindu and Mughal in one room.

Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Chand Baori — 3,500 steps of infrastructure as geometry.

Chand Baori — 3,500 steps of infrastructure as geometry.
Chand Baori — 3,500 steps of infrastructure as geometry.

Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The pink city of Jaipur — built in dialogue with empire.

The pink city of Jaipur — built in dialogue with empire.
The pink city of Jaipur — built in dialogue with empire.

Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Things of wonder (made by hand)

The Jaivana cannon — the world's largest wheeled gun; fired once.

The Jaivana cannon — the world's largest wheeled gun; fired once.
The Jaivana cannon — the world's largest wheeled gun; fired once.

Wander-earth, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ellora's Kailasa — a temple carved whole, top-down, from one rock.

Ellora's Kailasa — a temple carved whole, top-down, from one rock.
Ellora's Kailasa — a temple carved whole, top-down, from one rock.

Rohit Sharma, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ajanta — the painted older layer; what the rock remembers.

Ajanta — the painted older layer; what the rock remembers.
Ajanta — the painted older layer; what the rock remembers.

Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Jantar Mantar — masonry instruments that read the sky.

Jantar Mantar — masonry instruments that read the sky.
Jantar Mantar — masonry instruments that read the sky.

Sudipta Maulik, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Peoples, in their own dress

Rajasthani dress — colour against the desert.

Rajasthani dress — colour against the desert.
Rajasthani dress — colour against the desert.

Jaishree.lunkaransar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Rajasthani turban — region read in a wrap of cloth.

The Rajasthani turban — region read in a wrap of cloth.
The Rajasthani turban — region read in a wrap of cloth.

Sumana Palle, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Rabari herders — a living layer of Rajasthan.

Rabari herders — a living layer of Rajasthan.
Rabari herders — a living layer of Rajasthan.

Parbatchavda, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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