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At the home and atelier of one of the world’s finest weavers and community leaders who employs a group of women and men who carry on this fine and unique Indian craft. They can make anything and ship anywhere. Contact me via profile for info. #dhurries #therealthing #india #rugs #rugasm

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The famous weaver’s assistant weilding his favorite stick, and our elegant Rajasthani guide.

They do this whole drum-tika-trumpet-dance thing for each new arrival. Is crazy and fabulous. #girlsnightin #umaidbhawanpalace #jodhpur

Ladies shopping in the crazy jumble of the central clocktower market of Jodphur. The bracelets above their elbows are distinctive to their region or village, as are all forms of traditional dress here (and most places I guess). #ladiesshopping #jodhpurmarket #jodhpur

Evening skylights inside the central dome of the Umaid Bhawan Palace. #umaidbhawanpalace #skylights #dome #jodhpur #tajhotels #carolinetravelstheworld

The Jodhpur wholesale market. #jodhpur

The serene paneled Trophy Bar in the Umaid Bhawan Palace, completed in 1943 essentially as a jobs program for the famine stricken Jodphur region, funded entirely by the Maharajah and his family. The vast shipment if Art Deco furniture never made it, alas, as it was sunk by German U-boats. As a result, some of the furniture does not quite fit, but the simple elegancejof the Trophy Bar works. No more hunting in India today, by the way. #umaidbhawanpalace #jodhpur #trophybar

One of the most beautiful rooms in all of India, the Palace of Flowers inside the Mehrangarth Fort in Jodphur is guilded, painted, and mirrored to the max. Note the lack of furnishings, however. Until arrival of Europeans and accommodations for their customs–chairs and what not–rooms in India were completely fluid in function. Requiring only the resrranging of a few cushions and low tables and stools, today’s dining room could be tonight’s bedroom or tomorrow’s living room. Efficient and versatile. #mehrangarthfort #palaceofflowers

Oh hello… leaving Jawai. #jawai #india #camels #motherdaughter (?) #desertlife

The famous 1144 columns of the Ranakpur Jain Temple – see info in previous posts. #ranakpurjaintemple #columns

The astonishing carving at the #ranakpurjaintemple. This ceiling piece made from a single slab of sandstone.