At Club Mahindra, Kumbhalgarh In India

I Visited The Second Longest Wall In The World

"There’s Magic In Forts"

In the topmost video clip, I can be seen walking at Kumbhalgarh Fort along with my husband while in the bottom most video clip, our wonderful guide can be seen talking to my husband, explaining about the glorious history of this place.

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Some very interesting facts about this place:

* The wall at Kumbhalgarh Fort stretches over 36 kilometers, second only to Great Wall of China.

* This Fort was built by Rana Kumbha, a ruler of the Mewar region in the North Western State of Rajasthan, India.

* The wall has never been breached.

* It served as a refuge for the rulers of Mewar.

* There are 360 temples in that area.

* The Fort has seven gates.

* The Fort is surrounded by a Wildlife Sanctuary.

* A spectacular light & sound show is held every evening in the complex depicting the history of the place.

* It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2013.

Source: Times Of India

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The Queen's Bath, a popular royal heritage site at Hampi, Karnataka in India.

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Theyyam Dance Of Kerala, India

This is a popular ritual form of dance worship in the Southern states of Kerala & Karnataka which consists of age old customs, rituals & traditions; performed to glorify goddess Kaali.

This form of dance is always perfomed by men. This takes place in front of village temples.

Face paints are used and also decorative costumes are worn by the dancers.

Theyyam, all about being Gods and much more.

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The Land Of Many Colours

India, the land of many colours - diverse landscape, culture, cuisine, festivals & attire contribute to this.

As we approach the festival of colours/Holi, I would like to present my beautiful, colourful country each day through my vibrant pics.

Today I present to you the multi coloured turbans of Rajasthan (a state in North West India) - a symbol of prestige, pride & status for the lovely people of Rajasthan.

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Celebrating The Festival Of Colours In India

India is a land of many colours, just like these beautiful fields of my country.

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The Spring Festival Of India

The Spring Festival of India called Holi is also known as the festival of colours & love.

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Radha & Krishna

Holi celebrates the eternal & pure love of the deities, namely Radha & Krishna.

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Holika

The night before Holi, people light up a bonfire to commemorate the victory of good over evil. This is also known as Holika Deepak or Choti Holi.

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Celebrating Holi

People enjoy this festival by throwing dry colourful powders called gulal as well as coloured water on each other followed by feasting on delicious delicacies.

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Happy Holi

Wish all of you a very Happy Holi, my dear friends & see you soon 🙌 🤗

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The Blue Pottery

The Blue Pottery or the only form of pottery which is not made from clay. Yes, you heard that right. It's a stone based pottery. The name 'Blue Pottery' comes from cobalt blue dye used to colour the pottery.

A traditional craft of Jaipur of Central Asian origin. It is believed to have originated in China and then spread to Turkey & even Netherlands.

The Persian art of blue pottery came to Jaipur from Persia (as the name suggests) & Afganistan. It was brought to India during the Mughal period via Kashmir.

This pottery is made from an Egyptian paste by mixing quartz stone powder, powered glass, multani mitti/Fuller's earth, borax, gum & water.

Beautiful items like tiles, door knobs, pots, vases, plates, lamps are produced. The biggest advantage of this pottery is that it doesn't develop cracks; it is hygienic & is quite suitable for daily use. In recent times more colours like green, turquoise, yellow etc are being used.

In fact I can never get bored of travelling to the Pink City of India over & over again, just to to get a glimpse of those gorgeous blue creations. The colour blue makes me smile every time.

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Vibrant Colours Of India

Women drying sarees/Indian drape on the banks of Ganges.

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THE ENCHANTING MANGANIAR

This lovely singer here is following our camel cart just as we are entering into the Thar Desert, Rajasthan in India. He is a Manganiar/Singer from Rajasthan.

In fact the Manganiars are a Muslim community who belong to the Thar desert. They are trained in singing and playing instruments from a very young age. The folk songs sung by them are passed down from generation to generation.

As of now, we are enjoying this performance thoroughly.

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Hyderabad's Spanish Mosque

The beautiful treasures of Hyderabad in India continue to amaze me till date. Visited this mosque last evening.

We were given a warm welcome by Aurangzeb & he shared some interesting facts about this place. But on reaching home, I found to my dismay that only a part of the conversation has been recorded....very unfortunate.

Now coming back to this beautiful structure, it is popularly known as the Spanish Mosque - truly an eye catcher with its intricate mouldings & gilded minarets.

The mosque inspired by Moorish architecture in Spain was commissioned by Paigah noble, Sir Vikar-Ul-Umra Iqbal-Ud-Dowla in 1906. I must mention here that Paigah is a family in the senior aristocracy of Hyderabad State who were associated with the ruling Nizam since its inception.

There is a prayer hall. It is interesting to note that the calligraphy on the walls is in Turkish instead of the usual Arabic. The pedestal for the priest along with a bookshelf resembles those of a church.

On one side of the Mosque lies the graves of the members of the Paigah family.

Considered to be one of the most beautiful & unusual mosques in India.

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Rural life

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