Each Diwali, people start the year with a visit. The men come during the day and the women come at night. When the sun goes down, the strings of lights go on. In more traditional settings this is done with oil lamps.

Dedicated to Vishnu

There was a campaign, "Buy sweets instead of firecrackers." Nobody saw this as an "either/or" propositions, but the sweet shops had no reason to complain.

Ghats are steps leading down to the water. This is where the laundry gets done, and people bathe as well.

The cows do whatever they want.

An ornamented passageway.

Seen from the Palace window

Both deserted and on top of a mountain, I visited with a zoom lens.

From Pichola Lake

Where I had a James Bond moment, with tea and cakes.

They played "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"