Mountains

I think this is the only photograph ever published of this beauiful view of remote Narwar village (from the local hilltop temple) and the Aravali Range, Rajasthan, India

Foggy morning in the rocky foothills of the Aravali Range above the 7th century Ajaypal Shiva temple, Rajasthan, India

Stars behind an ancient fig tree at the 7th century Ajaypal temple, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Single exposure with the tree illuminated by a passing tractor at 3am.

Aravali Range from the highest point in the entire Pushkar/Ajmer region, Leela Seori, Rajasthan, India

Seed pods on a tree in the Aravali foothills near the Panch Kund temple complex, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Long exposure astro photo with the camera moved during exposure, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India. No post-processing, all single exposure in camera.

Sunrise in the desert ecosystem of the Aravali mountains above Bedhnath temple, Rajasthan, India

Gorgeous golden rocks in the Aravali Range near Kaklana village, Rajasthan, India

View of Ajmer city at dusk from Leela Seori, the area dividing Ajmer and Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Sunset over the Aravali Range from Taragarh Fort, Rajasthan, India

Goat herder in the Aravali Range at the highest point in the Pushkar/Ajmer region, Leela Seori, Rajasthan, India

Stairway leading to Nand Temple, Nand village, Rajasthan, India

Stars over the Aravali Range, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India

Night sky and rocky desert hills at Ajaypal, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Single exposure with the foreground illuminated by a flashlight.

Trucks ply the country road through the desert near Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India

Sunrise in the desert ecosystem of the Aravali mountains above Bedhnath temple, Rajasthan, India

Aravali Range and the Thar Desert near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India

A langur monkey sits on a rocky mountain summit near a rock mine, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India

Old tree snag in pred-dawn light, illuminated by a passing tractor, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India

Sheep herder in the desert surrounded by the Aravali Range, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India

Crude temple beneath a tree, near Ajaysar village, Rajasthan, India

Foggy morning in the rocky foothills of the Aravali Range above the 7th century Ajaypal Shiva temple, Rajasthan, India

Hindu temple in the Aravai mountains above Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India

Sunrise over the Aravali Range and the Thar Desert from the Pachmantha Mataji temple, Majhewla Village, Rajasthan, India

Sunset reflecting in Pushkar Lake, with Savitri mountain and temple in the distance, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Gayatri temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Hindu temple in the Aravai mountains above Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India

Pre-sunrise view of Savitir Mountain and temple near Pushkar, from a mountaintop near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India

Night sky and rocky desert hills at Ajaypal, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Single exposure with the foreground illuminated by a flashlight.

Sunrise over the Aravali Range and the Thar Desert from the Pachmantha Mataji temple, Majhewla Village, Rajasthan, India

Desert sunset over the Aravali mountains, Khori village, Rajasthan, India

Bucolic desert and farmland with the distance, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India

Stairway leading to Nand Temple, Nand village, Rajasthan, India

Goat herder in the Aravali Range at the highest point in the Pushkar/Ajmer region, Leela Seori, Rajasthan, India

Ancient fig tree at the 7th century Ajaypal temple site, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Sunrise over the Aravali Range and the Thar Desert from the Pachmantha Mataji temple, Majhewla Village, Rajasthan, India

A woman harvests marigold flowers at a small farm near the Hindu holy city of Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.

People chat next to a motorcycle at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India.

Marigolds on a flower farm in Pushkar, India.

Aerial view of the Hindu holy city of Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan, India.

General view of the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India, including Gayatri temple.

View of Gayatri temple at night, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.

Aarti and Deepdan on the ghats of Pushkar, India on Kartik Purnima

A mountain of plastic water bottles in a hotel in Bundi, Rajasthan, India

Temples and mountains in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

A mountain of plastic water bottles in a hotel in Bundi, Rajasthan, India

A mountain of plastic water bottles in a hotel in Bundi, Rajasthan, India

Rain clouds over the Himalayas in Autumn near Manali, India

Unidentified gompa at Choglamsar at dusk, Leh, Ladakh, India

Prayer flags in Saboo Village with a view of Stok Kangri, Ladakh, India

Indus River Valley near Leh, Ladakh, India

Horses in the Himalayas on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India. The horses are used to give rides to Indian tourists. Low paid workers, often foreign immigrants, lead them up and down the mountain every morning and night from areas where they eat and sleep up to the summit where the tourists are.

The long road to nowhere near Taroo, Ladakh, India

Military road to nowhere in the Himalayas near Nimmu, Ladakh, India

Purple Himalayas at dusk near Nimmu, Ladakh, India

Rugged brown slopes of the Himalayas at sunrise, south of Leh, Ladakh, India

The gorgeous Solang Valley, Manali, India

Indus River Valley in Autumn near Stok, Ladakh, India

Indian tourists ride ATVs at Snow Point on Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Wild mountain weasel (Mustela altaica) along the Indus River, Leh, Ladakh, India

View of barley harvest on a farm along the Indus River from Spituk Gompa, Leh, Ladakh, India

Prayer flags overlooking Nimmu, Leh, Ladakh, India

Late light on the Hiamalayan desert near Umla village, Ladakh, India

The bucolic splendor of Rajgarh village near Pushkar, India

Distant view of Namgyal Tsemo Gompa from Yurtung, Leh, Ladakh, India

Himalayas near Umla village, Ladakh, India

Stupa near the Leh Airport, Leh, Ladakh, India

Massive rock formations in Hemis National Park near Rumbak, Ladakh, India

The Zanskar River near its confluence with the Indus at Nimmu, Ladakh, India

Shanti Stupa and Stok Kangri, Leh, Ladakh, India

Beas River Valley, Manali, India

Extremely remote unnamed Gompa in Hemis High Altitude National Park, Ladakh, India

Tents housing immigrant construction workers at 11,000 feet in the Himalayan desert near Nimmu, Leh, Ladakh, India

Hindu temple amid wheat fields and mountains, Doomara village, Rajasthan, India

Lonely pruned tree in desert sands, Amba village, Rajasthan, India. Such trees are pruned for goat feed and fire fuel.

Beautiful desert near Amba village, Rajasthan, India

Hindu Temple, Panch Kund, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Abandoned 500-year-old fort above Rajgarh village, Rajasthan, India. One of the largest old forts in the Pushkar region.

Savitiri temple seen through a concrete water tower, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Morning light over wheat fields and mountains, Saradhana, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India

Wheat fields, large rocks and old temples, Rajgarh village, Rajasthan, India. In the distant at center is old Rajgarh fort.

Aravali mountains seen from Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India

Sheep herder in the desert surrounded by the Aravali Range, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India

Sunrise in the desert ecosystem of the Aravali mountains above Bedhnath temple, Rajasthan, India

Sunrise over the Aravali Range and the Thar Desert from the Pachmantha Mataji temple, Majhewla Village, Rajasthan, India

Desert grasses at sunset, Bedhnath temple area, Rajasthan, India