This is a photographic journey to Rajasthan during January 2016.

1. Memories of
Rajasthan
By Shirish Avrani
shirish.avrani@gmail.com
January 19 to 28, 2016
Jaisalmer
Yellow City

2. Traditional well come
at Hotel Heritage
Jaisalmer

4. Hotel Heritage.
Jaisalmer

8. View of hotel Heritage

9. Centrally located dinning room (causes lot of inconvinenis due to
isolated kitchen.)

10. Front garden

11. Newly developed areas with wide roads , dividers and traditionally carved
stone lamp post in the centre provides an identity to the town.

12. Gadisar Lake

18. Pipal tree is considered to be sacred and cutting it is not desirable
in spite of it damages the structure .

19. Streetscape around Shiva Temple

23. Tour to Sonar Killa
( Golden fort)

24. Traditional hotels in old city of Jaisalmer

26. Most of the houses in old city are vacant and owners have
migrated for their livelihood.

32. Gateway to
the street

36. Patwon Ki Haveli
( “ Patwon =
“Hava +Li “ ) .
800 years old.
One of the best
Haveli with seven
storied high. (Two
basement + five
storied)

37. The Haveli is located
on higher plinth to
accommodate two
basements ,which
were utilised for
storage purposes.

38. Patwon ki Haveli is most beautiful among all. Made out of yellow sand stone
and “Ker” wood (salty in taste) which is naturally termite proof. The stone
work is done with interlocking system. The wooden flooring with cow dung
plaster.

39. Narrow street
pattern protects
the hard sunlight
during the day

40. The
transaction
spaces
between
house and
street is
provided with
well designed
sitting places.

42. “Otas” are
very popular
as transitional
elements in
the street.

45. Well designed
steps acts as
transactional
elements.

46. Beautiful carving at
the entrance steps

49. Disposal of
house drain in to
main drainage
system.

50. Bathrooms and
wash areas are
located in front
of house, so as
to dispose
waste water
directly in
street drainage.

51. Morning bath of
children and
washing cloth
at the “Otas” are
common
activities in the
morning.

54. Construction of
traditional stone
house under
progress.

56. The crude way of
doing electrification
do not bother
about beautiful
streetscape of
world heritage city.

59. The doors are
locked but the
beauty of carving
reveals the inner
sense of aesthetics
of the inhabitants.

61. The silent streets
of Jaisalmer
have many things
to tell about the
culture of people.

68. Colorful Kathputli
workers and other
venders on
junction,
enhances the
beauty of
streetscape

80. Sonar Killa ( Golden Fort ) made out of yellow sand stone.

88. Kuldhara Dead Villge
The inhabitants of the village were Palival Brahmins (Pandit)
They overnight shifted to village pali near Jodhpur due to
dispute with king. The king wanted to merry with the girl of
Palivals, which was not accepted by the community.

96. The stone slabs roofing detail.

97. The wooden trunks with grass layer roofing as an alternative system.

101. Internal courtyard with cow dung and lime wash.

104. A traditional
“Khandania “
in the floor.

107. Typical stone stair detail.

110. Visit to Sam Dunes -
Desert Camp

111. Traditional Well come by a folk dancer

114. A ride in camel cart.

120. Non conventional energy source -Wind mills are common features in desert of Jaisalmer skyline.
It has become one of the major economic activates of enterprisers of Jaisalmer.

122. Visit to War Museum