To the west of Rajasthan, near the border with Pakistan, lies the Great Thar Desert; but, in the east, it is cloaked in a different, vibrant, swaying yellow, that of mustard fields. The Rajput – historically warrior clans - are not retiring violets and this is reflected in their dress: the moustachioed and turbaned men with gold studs in their ears; their headwear bearing little resemblance to sleek, sculpted, Sikh turbans, being great globular Ali Baba mounds in vivid colours. The women’s saris and ghungta shawls are un-patterned in block colours of shocking red, pink, yellow or sky-blue; their left nostril possibly adorned with a gold ring of bracelet dimensions. Eyes may be unnervingly beautiful pale shades of brown or feline green. Without doubt – and not without good cause – Rajasthan is the most touristic
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