The Blue City and Ranakpur's astounding 1,444 pillars

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December 30th 2011

Published: January 15th 2012

Our next stop was Jodphur, the blue city famous for its pale blue houses overshadowed by the dominating Mehrangarh Fort and for being the place where horse riding breeches (jodphurs) were designed. Within the fort's towering walls was an amazing array of beautiful courtyards and corridors and lavishly decorated palaces. There was also an impressive collection of elephant howdaths and palaquins... Read Full Entry

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Ranakpur

Ranakpur

Erotic sculptures above the entrance to the temple

Ranakpur

Ranakpur

Intricated carved Kalpavalli medallion

Ranakpur

Ranakpur

Beautiful concentric ceiling

Ranakpur

Ranakpur

Ranakpur

Ranakpur

Ranakpur

Ranakpur

Ranakpur

Ranakpur

Ranakpur

Ranakpur

Ranakpur

Ranakpur

Ranakpur

Ranakpur

Kumbhalgarh

Kumbhalgarh

Kumbhalgarh

Kumbhalgarh

Kumbhalgarh

Kumbhalgarh

Kumbhalgarh

Kumbhalgarh

One of the 360 temples with the fort's wall

15th January 2012

Alex
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is this right? 3 elephants, 15 horses and 2 camels

21st January 2012

chris
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Mum is driving me crazy trying to go this elephant horse and camel puzzle, its way too hard!!! maybe i could do it in zanzibar shillings!!

23rd January 2012

Around the World in 2 and 80 Days
Jonathan Lax & Celina Goes

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Tell Mum she can ask Alex to explain how to work it out to her when they see each other in Vietnam!

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