We can't really believe that its now been 2 weeks (as of yesterday) that we've lived here with the Jha family, it has passed very quickly. So quickly infact that we have missed seeing all of the wonderful sights of Bikaner...
Our task yesterday afternoon therefore, was to explore the heritage buildings of Bikaner and see some of the older architecture that has literally been around for centuries and has seen the evolution of a whole city. We visited the Junagrh Fort and toured the old town looking for some Havelis which we were dissapointed to discover, as wonderful as they were on the outside, that we couldnt actually enter.
We ended the evening in a jolly manner of evening delirium (as it seems the heat is starting to eat away at our evening sanity and each night we are reduced to giggling buffoons) by buying cartons of cream and feeding our adoptive puppies (photos to come soon) which we have named pupinna and pupela. They are deeply skinny and spend most of the day sleeping but have curious eyes that we just cant stay away from, they enjoy tickling so we do this often whilst trying to avoid ticks. We are also starting to make it common practise to feed the cows our fruit and vegetable scraps as there is something enchanting about their soggy noses and massive grey tongues. For some reason the animal spirit seems to lift our already high moods.
Our task yesterday afternoon therefore, was to explore the heritage buildings of Bikaner and see some of the older architecture that has literally been around for centuries and has seen the evolution of a whole city. We visited the Junagrh Fort and toured the old town looking for some Havelis which we were dissapointed to discover, as wonderful as they were on the outside, that we couldnt actually enter.
Animals had a particular presence in Junagrh, there were elephants and peacocks everywhere.
As we walked through narrow corridors, light that streamed through cutwork windows cast beautiful shapes on our faces
bunny chair
Its easy to miss the tiniest details that are hidden in absolutely everything, they secretly observe most spectators from afar who are obvlivious to their existance
Hidden inside the dusty golden and rust coloured walls is a suprising amount of greenery; occasional lawns, beautiful shrubs and trees
Namaste Ganesha
The ancient paint work was particularly fascinating and there were still remnants of gold paint and a slightly haunting feeling of the spirits depicted within them
What was most lovely about our experience was the contrast from room to room, some surfaces ornate with guilding, some mirrored, some stone carved and some polished marble but all uniquely emotive
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