1) Mustard Field 01/11/05 5:14:13 PM
 Taxi from Bundi to Ranthambhore (1050+100) |
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2) Giant Head Statue 01/11/05 5:14:41 PM

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3) Ranthambhore Fort 01/11/05 5:14:46 PM

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4) Entrance To Ranthambhore Fort 01/11/05 5:30:26 PM

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5) Tunnel Vision 01/11/05 5:30:27 PM

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6) Steps To The Ranthambhore Fort 01/11/05 5:30:27 PM

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7) Deer Near The Lake 01/11/05 5:15:14 PM

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8) Ruins In Ranthambhore Fort 01/11/05 5:15:19 PM

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9) Ganesha Temple 01/11/05 5:15:24 PM

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10) Lake And Ruin 01/11/05 5:15:32 PM

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11) Window To Jungle 01/11/05 5:30:27 PM

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12) Enlightened Arch 01/11/05 5:15:45 PM

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13) False Guide And The Ruin 01/11/05 5:15:54 PM

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14) Thousand Year Tree 01/11/05 5:30:28 PM

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15) Ruins Of Ranthambhore 01/11/05 5:16:04 PM

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16) Beard Of The Giant Tree 01/11/05 5:16:09 PM

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17) Ganesha Temple 01/11/05 5:16:14 PM

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18) Peach Like Dome 01/11/05 5:16:23 PM

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19) Secretive Blue Temple 01/11/05 5:30:28 PM

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20) Ten Pillars 01/11/05 5:16:42 PM

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21) Collapsed Ten Pillars 01/11/05 5:16:47 PM

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22) Ten Pillars 01/11/05 5:16:51 PM

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23) Looming Temple 01/11/05 5:17:01 PM

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24) Jain Temple 01/11/05 5:17:05 PM

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25) Sunset At Ranthambhore Fort 01/11/05 5:30:29 PM

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26) Peacock At Ranthambhore 01/11/05 5:17:15 PM

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27) Crow Tree At Ranthambhore 01/11/05 5:17:25 PM

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28) Crows At Ranthambhore Fort 01/11/05 5:17:39 PM

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29) Green Lake At Rathamhbore 01/11/05 5:18:24 PM

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30) Ten Pillars 01/11/05 5:18:29 PM

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31) Rathamhbore Palace 01/11/05 5:18:34 PM

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32) Peacocks At The Rathamhbore Palace 01/11/05 5:30:30 PM

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33) Wild Boar At The Base At Rathamhbore Jungle 01/11/05 5:18:57 PM

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34) Two Antelopes Male And Female 01/11/05 5:19:11 PM

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35) Canter Bus At Ranthambhore 01/11/05 5:19:16 PM

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36) Canter Bus Bird Feeding In Ranthambhore 01/11/05 5:19:35 PM
 Morning Tiger Safari: The experience was like a crowded Indian bus. Our guide was missing (broken alarm clock?) but we still paid the guide fee. The suicidal driver drove the bus like a crazy autorickshaw driver on the narrow dusty road of the park. It was a miracle that we didn't road kill a peacock or a wild boar. The canter bus was full of tourists, local and oversea. We see more dust than wild life. And it was noisy. The driver repeated monotonously: spotted deer, male and female; somber deer, male and female; peacock, male and female; tourist, male and female... It was total nonsense. Once a while, the tourists at the back shouted stop, wasn't sure if they saw some wild life or they were simply scared. Anyway the driver mostly ignored those pleadings.
After the morning safari, I was determined to get the hell out of Ranthambhore. The train was full but I didn't care. 518R for AC2 waiting to Bharatpur leave 12:40pm |
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37) Cliff At Ranthambhore 01/11/05 5:20:10 PM

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38) Misty Trees 01/11/05 5:20:15 PM

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39) Sambar Deers Cleaning Horns 01/11/05 5:20:20 PM

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40) Ranthambhore Fort 01/11/05 5:20:29 PM

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41) Ancient Tree At Ranthambhore 01/11/05 5:20:35 PM

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42) Ranthambhore Fort 01/11/05 5:20:39 PM

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43) Jungle Of Ranthambhore 01/11/05 5:20:45 PM

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44) Misty Lake And Ruins 01/11/05 5:20:54 PM

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45) Jungle Of Ruins And Adventure 01/11/05 5:20:59 PM

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46) Peacocks At Ranthambhore 01/11/05 5:21:27 PM

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47) Sambar Deer Couple At Ranthambhore 01/11/05 5:21:32 PM

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48) Very Old Trees 01/11/05 5:30:32 PM

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49) Crocodile At Ranthambhore 01/11/05 5:21:47 PM

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50) Sambar Deer At Ranthambhore 01/11/05 5:21:56 PM

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51) Ruddy Mongoose 01/11/05 5:22:01 PM

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52) Ruddy Mongoose 01/11/05 5:22:10 PM

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53) Drinking Sambar Deer At Ranthambhore 01/11/05 5:22:21 PM

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54) Female Spotted Deer At Ranthambhore 01/11/05 5:22:26 PM

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55) Digging Spotted Deer 01/11/05 5:22:31 PM

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56) Deer Posing 01/11/05 5:22:46 PM

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57) Ranthambhore Jungle 01/11/05 5:22:50 PM

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58) Canter Bus At Ranthambhore 01/11/05 5:22:55 PM
 The afternoon safari in Ranthambhore was surprisingly pleasant. It was like night and day difference. The driver drove in a mellow pace. The guide was sharp. He saw the impossible owl and some birds with obscure names. I was really suspicious at his calling, but when I zoom in my camera, those birds did exist. Incredible. He didn't even have a binocular. We didn't see any tiger, nor anyone else. But I don't care. |
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59) Spotted Deer 01/11/05 5:23:00 PM

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60) Two Fighting Deers 01/11/05 5:23:10 PM

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61) Peacock Opening His Tail 01/11/05 5:23:15 PM

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62) Roadway Of Dead Trees 01/11/05 5:23:29 PM

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63) Nests Of The Baya Weaver Birds At Ranthambhore 01/11/05 5:30:33 PM

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64) Peacock At Ranthambhore 01/11/05 5:24:11 PM

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65) Sunset At Ranthambhore 01/11/05 5:24:26 PM

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66) Sambar Deer Crossing River 01/11/05 5:24:30 PM

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67) Big Family Of Sambar Deers 01/11/05 5:24:35 PM

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68) Sambar Deer And Its Little Passenger 01/11/05 5:24:45 PM

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69) Lake In Ranthambhore 01/11/05 5:24:54 PM

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70) Sunset At Ranthambhore 01/11/05 5:24:58 PM
 The eight year old Indian girl sitting beside me seemed to know as much about the animals as a guide. She lived close to the park and once a tiger broke in to her backyard. Only now when so many tourists are around, then the tigers are hiding. The trip was very pleasant and made me thought twice about returning my train ticket. But I didn't want to meet the mad morning driver again so... |
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71) Ruin At Ranthambhore 01/11/05 5:25:07 PM

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