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North India: Rajasthan part 3 (Chittorgarh - Jhalawar (Chandrabhaga Fair) Bundi and Pachewar)

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North India, a video report of our journey through Rajasthan. The most colorful state of India. Part 3 brings us to less known parts of Rajasthan. Chittorgarh: Chittorgarh “the town of the brave” is known for its massive fort atop a hill. The fort is the largest fort in Asia and has an eventful history. This fort was the citadel of many great Rajput warriors. Many bloody battles are fought here. But that is all past. For now the fort makes a sleepy impression. Not many people. The complex is too large to visit everything. We restrict ourselves to a few highlights that are really worthwhile. Beautiful old temples. Impressive ruins and the city Jhalawar (Chandrabhaga Fair) The Chandrabhaga Fair in Rajasthan is held at Jhalrapatan, situated at a distance of about six kilometers from Jhalawar, in the month of Kartik (the full moon night). Chandrabhaga Fair is is a huge cattle market. The fair is at its peak as we arrive. This market is less known to tourists than the Pushkar fair but broader in scope. Besides camels, many cows, horses, buffaloes, and oxen. Traders from neighbouring provinces come here with their cattle to trade and socialize. There is a casual atmosphere. There is a large fairground, a goods market and there are cattle inspections. A great experience. The traders posing proudly with their dressed up animals. The men with their beautiful bright colored turbans - pink, yellow, cyan, green, orange and brilliant red. For the photo they rotate the turban new on the head so it is not so messy and more fancy. Very authentic and not a single tourist in sight. Bundi A captivating town with narrow lanes of Brahmin-blue houses, lakes, hills, bazaars and a temple at every turn. Though an increasingly popular traveller hang-out, Bundi attracts nothing like the tourist crowds of places such as Jaipur or Udaipur, nor are its streets choked with noisy, polluting vehicles or dense throngs of people. Few places in Rajasthan retain so much of the magical atmosphere of centuries past. Pachewar Village, an unexpected highlight of our trip. Pachewar is a small village you will not find in the guides. When we arrive it indeed proves to be a very small village in the countryside on a narrow dirt road. We like it! We take a long walk through the village. The village is situated at a small lake. On the road many people who come back from the fields where they have worked. Loaded tractors serve as public transportation. It is a very lively place. Here you meet in a casual atmosphere, the people who still shape their lives in a very traditional way. For a written travelogue in English with a lot of photo's and more videos: see http://www.travelbyphoto.nl/reisverslag%20rajasthan%202010/reisverslag2010Rajasthan1_gb.html