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Shopping in Jojawar, Rajasthan
Jojawar is a small city in Rajasthan. Walking its streets is a good way to get a feel for how the people in the region sell their goods, shop, and live.
We spent a few days in Jojawar and had several opportunities to explore the area near our hotel. There were a large assortment of vendors selling everything from textiles and clothes, fruits, vegetables and other foodstuffs, to assorted commonly used household goods.
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“Pic of the Week”, February 26, 2021: A Parade in Jojawar
Our entry into the city of Jojawar was delayed by a traffic jam. When we got out of our vehicle to see the reason why, we encountered this parade on the city’s main street.
I never did find out what the reason for this gathering was — perhaps a Jain celebration? But the colors, music, chanting and enthusiasm of the celebration were engaging and evident.
Within 10 minutes it was over and we resumed our journey to our hotel. But I did gain an appreciation for how people in India love to celebrate.
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Feb 25, 2021
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“Pic of the Week”, January 29, 2021: The Masala Chai Men’s Club, Jojawar
While rambling around the city of Jojawar, we came across this group of older men. They were gathered in the shade of an overhang, shoes off, sitting on towels and blankets, smoking and enjoying good conversation and some masala chai.
As is typical of the more remote regions of Rajasthan, the men almost uniformly wore turbans.
A street vendor near them was cooking up masala chai, a treat our tour group had grown to enjoy. We watched him go through the process of preparing our chai — a mixture of boiled milk, water and spiced tea. He kept constantly stirring the mixture until it was ready.
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Jan 28, 2021
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Some Doors from Jojawar, India
Jojawar is a fairly small community in the Rajasthan region of India. We spent several days here and I really enjoyed this part of our trip. It’s a more traditional community than many of the others we visited, with, for example many men in Jojawar having beards and wearing turbins — something you don’t see much of in India’s bigger cities anymore.
As I was sorting through my images from this community it became clear that there were many interesting doors in this small community, which is the theme of today’s blog.
I hope to share more stories from Jojawar with you in the future.
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Staying at Rawla Jojawar, India
One of the joys of traveling in India is to indulge a little and spend a night or two in one of the country’s Heritage Hotels. These are historic accomodations, often nicely refurbished, each unique in some way.
Rawla Jojawar was once a small fort whose construction dates to the 18th century. Rawla means ‘abode of the local chieftan’; Jojawar is the name of the town in which it’s located. This fort was converted into a Heritage Hotel and is run by the family of the Chieftan who lived here in the late 1700s. The hotel opened in 2001.
My room in the Rawla Jojawar
The Rawla is quite lovely, and a calm and relaxing place to stay. The grounds are beautifully and carefully landscaped, and the Rajasthani cuisine served …
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