Rajasthan holidays

The jewellers of Jaipur's Johari Bazaar – a photo essay

Unesco has named the capital of Rajasthan, India, a world heritage site, partly for its jewellery and artisanal traditions, which continue to thrive on one of its main commercial streets

Harry Johnstone, photography by Christopher Wilton-Steer

11, Jul, 2019 @10:52 AM

Getting the hump: Pushkar camel fair changing from trading post to heritage event

In Rajasthan, India, officials hope tourism will help preserve the dying art of camel decoration as livestock trading at the famous fair declines

Jesse Onslow

28, Nov, 2018 @6:30 AM

The art of craft shopping in India

Traditional textile-making art is still to be found in India – you just need to go on a treasure hunt, says James Seaton, creative director of Toast

James Seaton

21, Feb, 2016 @1:00 PM

Rajasthan moves to save the camel as population dwindles

Indian state expected to pass draft law giving camels same legal protections as cows after numbers almost halve in past decade

Maseeh Rahman in Delhi

24, Jun, 2014 @3:27 PM

Nightscapes by Gavin Evans: Indian cities after dark – in pictures

Indian cities bustling with millions of people and vehicles are a familiar sight, but how do they look when darkness falls? Gavin Evans reveals the hours of eerie stillness in India's urban life

Sarah Gilbert

12, May, 2014 @12:01 PM

10 of the best hotels in India

The Guardian's south Asia correspondent, Jason Burke, has travelled all over India. Here he chooses his favourite hotels, from an old Rajasthani fort to a cool Delhi pad straight out of Wallpaper*

Jason Burke

26, Oct, 2011 @10:57 PM

Where's hot: sunny half-term getaways

If you're looking for a last-minute shot of sun, take the family to the Canaries, Miami or Tanzania – or even tiger-spotting in India

12, Feb, 2011 @12:05 AM

Rajasthan puts its stately homes on sale

Foreigners could vie with heirs of maharajahs for palaces, forts and mansions in western Indian state's bid to raise cash

Jason Burke in Delhi

10, Feb, 2011 @4:22 PM

Family ways: how to do a homestay in India

Staying as a paying guest in an Indian home is a great way to see the country on as little as £5 a day, and offers a unique peek into local life, says Katherine Russell Rich

Katherine Russell Rich

22, Jan, 2011 @12:05 AM

Pushkar Camel Fair, Rajasthan

The Pushkar Camel Fair in Rajasthan

16, Nov, 2010 @9:46 AM

Rap for the rajas: India's best new music festival

Rajasthan's International Folk Festival, launched just three years ago and held in a majestic fort in the Blue City of Jodhpur, is one of the most intimate and innovative in India

Sarah Phillips

10, Sep, 2010 @11:05 PM

Camping in Rajasthan

Red deserts, jaw-dropping palaces, India's most vibrant people… Rajasthan was the playground of the maharajahs. Now you can live like one, too

Imogen Carter

21, Feb, 2010 @12:09 AM

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