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Special Places to Stay in Rajasthan - Neemrana Fort Palace

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Special Places to Stay in Rajasthan - Neemrana Fort Palace

Wandering round the myriad staircases, corridors and battlements of Neemrana,  - for a while you can have the rare experience of feeling like you're actually on holiday while still in India! 

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My Favourite Things - Indian Miniature Paintings

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My Favourite Things - Indian Miniature Paintings

We buy our Indian miniatures from Mukesh, a fourth-generation painter, who sits and works in the traditional Rajasthani style in his small shop in the market street at Bundi, Rajasthan.

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Ladakh: Kanji to Hanupatta over the Yogma La

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Ladakh: Kanji to Hanupatta over the Yogma La

The walk takes several hours and a cold wind takes the pleasure; the walk seems long and uninteresting even though the landscape is getting more dramatic. I'm pleased to reach camp.

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Gods, Musicians and the Bizarre - Bronze Sculptures of India

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Gods, Musicians and the Bizarre - Bronze Sculptures of India

Indian artisans have been casting brass and bronze sculptures for thousands of years. A quick tour of some of the unusual, and sometimes very strange, brass and bronze sculptures on sale at the Silk Road Gallery.

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LITTLE TIBET: Photographs from Ladakh and Zanskar

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LITTLE TIBET:  Photographs from Ladakh and Zanskar

The remoteness of Ladakh - the Land of High Passes - has isolated it from the rest of India and preserved its traditional Buddhist culture of ancient monasteries, friendly people, remote villages and dramatic landscapes.

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