tinamanley > IRAN, ARAK:  Brick factory in the high desert plateau of Central Iran with a kiln for firing handmade adobe or mud bricks, used in most rural construction.
tinamanley > IRAN, ARAK:  Abandoned Iranian village made of mud bricks in the high desert plateau of central Iran.
tinamanley > INDIA, JAISALMER:  The Tilon-ki-Pol gateway to the Godi Sagar Lake with a colorful rowboat and blue bird.  The Tilon-ki-Pol, of beautiful yellow sandstone, and is said to have been built by a famous prostitute, Tilon. When she offered to pay to have this gateway constructed, the Maharaja refused permission. While he was away, she built the gate, adding a Krishna temple on top so that king could not tear it down.
tinamanley > INDIA, JODHPUR:  Jaswant Thada of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Jawant Thada is a 19th century royal cenotaph built of white marble in commemoration of Maharaja Jaswant Singh II, the 33rd Rathore ruler of Jodhpur, by his son Maharaja Sardar Singh.  It is a white marble memorial, built out of intricately carved sheets of marble so thin that the interior is lit by the sun.
tinamanley > INDIA, JAISALMER: The beautiful yellow sandstone gateway arching across the road down to the Godi Sagar Lake is the Tilon-ki-Pol, and is said to have been built by a famous prostitute, Tilon. When she offered to pay to have this gateway constructed, the Maharaja refused permission. While he was away, she built the gate, adding a Krishna temple on top so that king could not tear it down.
tinamanley > INDIA, JAISALMER: The beautiful yellow sandstone gateway arching across the road down to the Godi Sagar Lake is the Tilon-ki-Pol, and is said to have been built by a famous prostitute, Tilon. When she offered to pay to have this gateway constructed, the Maharaja refused permission. While he was away, she built the gate, adding a Krishna temple on top so that king could not tear it down.
tinamanley > INDIA, JAISALMER:  The ancient royal Bara Bargh cenotaphs of Jaisalmer at sunset.  Royal cenotaphs have carved images of past Maharawals & their families. Each chhatris has an inscribed tablet recording the death of Maharawals.
tinamanley > INDIA, JAISALMER:  The ancient royal Bara Bargh cenotaphs of Jaisalmer with modern energy-producing windmills in the background.  Royal cenotaphs have carved images of past Maharawals & their families. Each chhatris has an inscribed tablet recording the death of Maharawals.
tinamanley > INDIA, JAISALMER:  The ancient royal Bara Bargh cenotaphs of Jaisalmer with modern energy-producing windmills in the background at sunset.  Royal cenotaphs have carved images of past Maharawals & their families. Each chhatris has an inscribed tablet recording the death of Maharawals.
IRAN, ARAK: Brick factory in the high desert plateau of Central Iran with a kiln for firing handmade adobe or mud bricks, used in most rural construction.
tinamanley > IRAN, ARAK:  Brick factory in the high desert plateau of Central Iran with a kiln for firing handmade adobe or mud bricks, used in most rural construction.
IRAN, ARAK: Brick factory in the high desert plateau of Central Iran with a kiln for firing handmade adobe or mud bricks, used in most rural construction.
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