I have been following Aditya Singh’s Ranthambhore Blog for a long time now, and admire his love for the wildlife in the park and his efforts to preserve the tigers.
Aditya runs a lodge at Sawai Madhopur town adjacent to Ranthambhore National Park, and spends a lot of time working towards preserving the tiger population in the park. He also has some brilliant images of Ranthambhore’s wildlife. Like it usually happens, his conservation efforts have occasionally put him in crossroads with officialdom.
Support Aditya with his work and consider staying at his lodge if you are planning to go there anytime.
This week’s Friday Photo is an image of last bunch of Tabebuia flowers at the progress of winter. Tabebuia bloom in large numbers and color the trees pink in later half of November. They create a riot of colors in Bangalore’s Cubbon Park.
Image inspired by a similar image from Rajesh.
Travelling in Rajasthan in February 2008
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Previous Posts: Travelogue on visiting the havelis of Shekhawati
* Glimpses of Shekhawati
* Havelis
* Paintings on the Havelis
* Young Brat from Mandawa
* More on the Havelis
The painted havelis of Shekhawati region span across four towns – Jhunjhunu, Mandawa, Navalharh and Fatehpur. Mandawa is at the center of all these, and is an ideal base to visit other towns.
Gulab Rai Ladia’s Haveli is probably the most well known in Mandawa. Close to it are Chowkhani Haveli and Sneh Ram Ladia Haveli, which are reasonably well preserved. Jhunjhunu Haveli has a room painted in gold. Castle Mandawa, a fort in the heart of the town is now a mid-range hotel.
Podar Haveli in Navalgarh has gone through restoration and is now converted into a museum. Each room in the haveli has been filled with collections, where a guide will escort you through and explain about them.
Jhunjhunu is the district headquarters and the largest town in the region. Jhunjhunu’s Modi Haveli is one of the largest, and has 365 windows meant to indicate each day of the year.
One of the best restored havelis of Shekhawati is Fatehpur’s Nadine Le Prince Haveli. Adjacent to Nadine Le Prince Haveli is another large haveli that has been restored, but most other havelis in Fatehpur are dilapidated.
Continued at Pushkar