Jal Mahal Palace, Lake Man Sagar, Jaipur |
Leaving Jaipur for Amber, you pass the Lake Palace |
Lake Palace, Jaipur |
Amber Fort is 8 km north of Jaipur |
Amber Fort, 16th C. |
Jaigarh Fort, above Amber Fort |
Jaigarh Fort, 18th C. |
Amber Fort |
Amber Fort |
Jaigarh Fort |
Many of the other mountains around Amber are also fortified |
Snake Charmer and son |
The rickshaw I hired for the day |
The Dilaram Bagh, a Mughal garden, was built on an island in 1588 |
Amber Fort |
You can ride an elephant to the top |
Pastel painted elephant, Amber Fort |
Elephant and mahout, Amber Fort |
Elephant, Amber Fort |
Elephant, Amber Fort |
Elephant, Amber Fort |
Elephant, Amber Fort |
Suraj Pol, the Sun Gate, Amber Fort |
Elephant, Amber Fort |
Jaleb Chowk, Amber Fort |
Jaleb Chowk, Amber Fort |
This is an ancient Hindu symbol |
Elephant, Amber Fort |
Amber Fort |
View of the mostly ruined town of Amber behind the fort |
Dilaram Bagh, the Mughal Garden |
Ganesh Pol, the gate to the interior courtyard of Amber Fort |
Ganesh Gate, Amber Fort, 1727 |
Garden courtyard of the mardana, or men's quarters |
Floral carving, Amber Fort |
Stone lattice work, Amber Fort |
Amber Fort |
Decorated ceiling of the Sheesh Mahal, Mirror Palace, Amber Fort |
Amber Fort |
Zenana, or women's quarters, Amber Fort |
Zenana, or women's quarters, Amber Fort |
Elephant heading back down from Amber Fort |
Amber Fort |
Amber Fort |
Elephant with tusks, Amber Fort |
Jaigarh Fort |
View of Amber Fort from Jaigarh Fort |
Amber village |
Amber Fort from Jaigarh Fort |
Jaigarh Fort |
Jaivana, a huge 50 ton cannon (1720) Jaigarh Fort |
Monkey (black-faced langur), Jaigarh Fort |
Monkey, Jaigarh Fort |
Jaigarh Fort |
View of Amber Fort from Jaigarh Fort |
View of Amber Fort from Jaigarh Fort |
View of Amber Fort from Jaigarh Fort |
Park below Amber Fort |
Returning to Jaipur |
Elephant on the road back to Jaipur |