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When Dusk Falls on City of Lakes

I have always felt that, the best way to see the beauty of any place is to gaze the sun rising up or resting down. On my experience when the dusk falls, and if you are at a peaceful place you can easily see the blues, pinks and yellows take cover of the sky. Although dusk can be a lot noisy if you are on busy streets, but amazing if you love the cityscape.

Udaipur is a beautiful city with vast man-made lakes. It has temples, mountain tops of Aravali ranges and amazing people.

Best time to visit Udaipur is almost every month after June, when there is greenery every where, a little breeze of monsoon air etc. There are two temples within the city, which are visited by many locals on daily basis. Nimach Mata Temple and Karni Mata Temple. Both are on mountain tops and requires a bit of hike to reach. But as they say if you want something amazing you'll have to sweat a lot. So after being dog-tired hike to the mountain top, the exhaustion will fade away immediately when you see the breath taking image of the entire city.

The wind gushing and pampering your sweaty face makes you feel fulfilled. You will appraise your decision to take the hike.

I would seriously recommend every traveler and tourist to visit both of these temples if you are an off-beat traveler. Museums and Palaces are just attractions, but if you want the happiness and satisfaction of your trip to Udaipur, don't miss these temples.

I was fortunate enough to be at one of those temples recently to enjoy the colorful evening and experience the cool breeze. You can yourself decide if you want to visit it after watching the following presentation.

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City palace as seen from Karni Mata temple.

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Photo of the week 2 : Wrath of Zeus's thunderbolt

I sit, with the blinds and windows wide open to the elements.
Everything inside is turned off, no distractions.
I feel mist from the rain rushing in to caress me.
The world looks fuzzy though all the droplets parading to earth.
Like a celestial firework, the sky lights up, exposing it's details for a stray minute.
The deep rumble penetrates through my entire being.
I've tuned out everything else, enjoying nature's fierceness.
I remain aware that I'm not truly safe from it, as it can turn on you in a moment.
But only slightly, as I see the thunderbolt through the air.
The crash a moment later rattles everything, but I hardly notice.
For a short period, I am totally relaxed by the fury.
I shall soon continue my life, my routine. But for a moment.
A moment of awe and beauty, from the chaos of the elements.

Source : By Saige

A Dulcet Evening in Udaipur

We went for a stroll around the city of lakes and were struck by some melodious tunes of Rajasthani music. We thought just to enjoy it while waking by. Suddenly we saw some lights at the end of the lake and we were mesmerized by what we saw.

It was a Rajasthani cultural dance event happening at the famous Gangaur Ghat of Udaipur. Music and surreal view along lake side of udaipur made a velvety evening for us.

A thumri was performed by some of the artist as a part of a cultural event. Being curious we enjoyed the evening like royals enjoying an ancient dialect performed in the form of dance.

Thumri :

Thumri is a common genre of semi-classical Indian music.The text is romantic or devotional in nature, and usually revolves around a girl's love for Krishna. The lyrics are usually in Uttar Pradesh dialects of Hindi called Awadhi and Brij Bhasha. Thumri is characterized by its sensuality, and by a greater flexibility with the raga.

Thumri is one of the most important forms of North Indian music after khayal. Its exact origins are not very clear, given that there are no historical references to such a form until the 15th century.

Thumri expresses the countless hues of shringar by combining melody and words.A thumri singer goes straight to the emotional core of a composition and evokes each yarn of amorous feeling, each strand of sensuous sentiment, with great discretion.

I took the liberty to take some shots to see how the artists uses facial and body movements to express the tone of the dialect.