Photo gallery: streetlife in the blue city of Jodhpur
The bright blue walls of Jodhpur are a striking, improbable contrast to the umber sands of the Thar Desert. Capital of the ancient kingdom of Marwar and the second-largest city in Rajasthan, the ‘Blue City’ has a fascinating heritage.
Photographs By Francesco Lastrucci
Published 29 Aug 2019, 17:45 BST
A caretaker of Mehrangarh Fort.
Old Town doorway.
View from the top of Mehrangarh Fort.
Street scene.
Street scene.
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Women during a ceremony on the northern side of the Blue City.
Children playing just below the walls of Mehrangar Fort at sunset.
Jaswant Thada mausoleum.
Sardar Market in the Old Town.
Man at Sardar Market selling flowers to lay as offerings at altar to Ganesh.
Sardar market, Jodhpur’s old town.
Bust of the Hindu goddess Devi decorating a bicycle.
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