That I managed to make it to Sawai Madhopur in the first place seemed to me like somewhat of an accomplishment. The signs at the Jaipur and Tonk bus stations had been exclusively in Hindi. Yet somehow, by asking people randomly for help, I happened upon the ticket collectors for my desired buses, who in each case escorted me to the proper vehicle. Sawai Madhopur struck me as a dirty, overgrown village. The real reason I had come was to see some animals at Ranthambhore National Park. Of course, there were plenty of animals of the pig, dog, goat, and cow varieties to be seen wandering the streets of town. But specifically, I was interested in tigers. The method of choice for wildlife viewing in the park is the canter safari. The canter is a sort
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