Beautifully decorated havelis (palaces) in Mandawa

Most sewing machines we could view from the street are powered either by hand or treadle.

Back side of the hotel viewed from the balcony near our room

Solar panels for hot water

Veranda from our room in Mandawa

An old well or spring - no longer used as water does come from pipes

Camel research center in Bikaner

The Bikaner Camel

A Hindu Temple

I think this is snack food - like potato chips

Our hotel in Bikaner - half of which is the current royal palace residence.

Many of the Indian royalty are hotel owners and have no political power - but lots of real estate and money.

Later we met the man in the photo. Reuven Yagil is a world authority on the camel and camel milk and had organized a conference on the camel in Bikaner.

We dined with him and learned a great deal about camel milk, which I tried at the research center. It is good!!

The swimming pool - beautiful but not heated