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Jaisalmer's Golden Fort is huge
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and massive,
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full of small crumbling streets
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and starving dogs.
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Many houses are decorated with paintings of Ganesh, the popular elephant-headed god.
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Outside the fort: one of many beautiful Havelis - houses of rich merchants with delicate stone carvings.
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Picture by a guide in the Patwon ki Haveli. By the way, if you need a reliable and well-informed riksha driver in Jaisalmer you can call Sachin, +919414761436. We were very pleased with him.
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Inside a Haveli
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A little outside the city: Bada Bagh, a memorial for the rulers of Jaisalmer - and their wives, who were burnt with them on the funeral pyre.
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Our hotel
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and our hotel room. Almost 300 years old and quite romantic.
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In the early morning, we went to lake Gadi Sagar which was supposed to look pretty around sunrise.
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It really did.
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In the fort again: beautifully carved Jain Temple.
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Raj Mahal (City Palace)
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Another Jain temple near Jaisalmer.
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We also went on a little camel trip,
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but nor far enough to escape the crowds.
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