In case you were wondering . . .

Our next destination was the palace of Devi Garh which is nestled in the Aravalli hills, 28 km northeast of Udaipur. It is surrounded by  the village of Delwara, which is a place where time seemed to stand still. We walked down the main road which is lined with different kind of stores and people hanging out in front of them, doing business or just waiting for customers. The tiny side streets were more quiet but you could look into open doors and see people working and smiling.

After running into a cow, meeting a tailor and a potter and his wife, we came by a temple where a service was going on. To my total surprise everybody gestured to come inside and made me feel comfortable to take pictures of their prayer session. It was a welcome that is hard to find in our part of the world and it made me wish the speed of our western world would start to revert. On my way back I encountered a stand off between the cow I met earlier and a boar… just my kind of place!

Rainer