Please excuse the brief hiatus. For the last few weeks I have been busy photographing Diwali, a baby party and the Pushkar Camel Fair. All this coming soon!

But, in the meantime, here are some snapshots of what I have been up to for the last month. A little view into my life in Pushkar thus far:

Usually, when I am taken to someone's home, I am whisked away to be with the other girls and women. The girls thought it would be lots of fun to undress me and dress me up in traditional Rajasthani garb... giggling the entire time!

 Dressed as a Rajasthani

Durga Puja

I was invited to attend, and to judge, a dancing competition (referred as a 'function') during the Durga Puja. Three of us squashed onto a motorbike and made our way over the mountains to Ajmer. This was one of the many highlights of my trip! It was so much fun to watch the dancing (Dandiya, a traditional folk dance) and try a bit myself as we had practiced this in my Bollywood class back home in the States. As one of my friends mentioned, 'it was as if the moon fell from the sky' as I was always surrounded by twenty people wanting to say hello and shake my hand!

One night, I awoke to a lot of squeaking in my room and was unable to figure out where it was coming from. The next day I opened my toiletries bag and found a baby squirrel fast asleep inside!

Funky Monkey Cafe

Best iced coffee latte, cappuccinos and sandwiches in Pushkar! And, sometimes there is some live Bollywood entertainment thrown in, courtesy of Aryan.

Joanna and Aryan

Coffee with Dharmu

Contrary to popular belief, cows DO get told off for causing mischief. 

Party at the Raj Palace. Complete with a delicious meal of salad, chapati, jeera rice, dal and a mixed vegetable curry. Wine in mugs (as well as other mixed drinks) accompanied the meal along with some Rajasthani drumming.

Dharmu and Pinu as back up drummers with Aryan dancing. 

Helping Bhoma in the kitchen. 

 Michaela, Sunny, Joanna, Isabel and I with our wine in mugs 

(alcohol is not allowed in Pushkar... hence the mugs). 

Party at the Pushkar Resort with my Swedish friends Vrinda and Isabel. 

A Rajasthani sunset

Desert Thali (ice cream, pancakes, cookie crumbles, fruit, warm chocolate sauce and dulce de leche) with Isabel at Koala. We also had a belgium waffle with ice cream and dulce de leche. 

 Needless to say, it was scrumptious. 

Having chai with some Babas, at what they call 'The World Trade Center', on the other side of the lake.

An Indian Thanksgiving: salad, chapati, jeera rice, dal, mixed vegetable curry, Kingfisher beer and gulab jamun.

Black market boiled eggs... with red chili, green chili and red onions. Eggs are also not allowed in Pushkar so we needed to go 4 km by motorbike to find them.   

Delicious