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20 July 2010

Jodhpur

The Mejranfarh Fort in Jodpur (top pic) was built in 1459 & is considered the best preserved fortress in India. It sits very impressively on top of an invincible, 400+ feet perpendicular cliff above Jodhpur! Center pic is above the area just inside the fort's main gate which is really a 2nd gate to the left in pic.
The bottom pic is of the very old "blue city" of Jodhpur. These homes & shops were built by & are still occupied by Brahmims <- the teachers, accountants, architects, etc in the caste system.. They have always painted their homes indigo blue using natural colors (indigo). Because natural indigo paints are so expensive now - many now use modern synthetic paints. Also note part of the fortress wall in bottom of this pic. The wall which surrounds the base of the fortress is almost 10 miles long!
Btw - I am not including pics of the many other temples, shrines, etc that I have seen/visited. Many of these don't allow pics & those that do aren't very interesting.