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Desert Safari

There was a time when Diwali (the Hindu new year day precisely) was the opportunity to meet all our relatives & friends for whom we had no time throughout the year & was the greatest festival of social networking. In those times telephones were a luxury & all social gatherings were physical only. Those meetings had its own charm as we could not personally meet as frequently. 

But now after voice/video calling reaching to all the corners & classes of the country, the appeal of those meetings is lost & the festival is forgotten. So now everyone has a different agenda to spend the mini vacation of Diwali. And as I never had any agenda, It has always been difficult to spend time during these group of festivals. 

Anyway, this Diwali I was conscious of the upcoming holidays & had made up my mind to have a getaway tour. So, I joined a package tour of Jaisalmer as a solo traveler & what follows is the story of this Diwali Getaway. 

Sam Desert Evening scene

Jaisalmer city is very interesting for people loving historical places but for fun loving people it may be quite boring to spend a day in Jaisalmer. Golden colour is what you can see all around the city. Jaisalmer fort - a UNESCO world heritage site, Mandir palace - a nice palace where movie Sarfarosh was shot, few Havelis with beautiful stone carvings - all are made with yellow stone which is the colour of Jaisalmer & was the colour of our hotel room too.

Mandir Palace

Bada baug

Jeep & bike rides feel almost like a rollercoaster ride but they end too soon. A partial solar eclipse was our bonus package as we got to see it from desert. I couldn't capture it on camera but it did show up on my arm by reflection or something.


Sam Desert


Solar eclipse


The war memorial of Longewala, Tanot mata temple & Ghadisar lake in Jaisalmer were visited the next day but most of the day was spent in bus playing childish games. Boating & laser show were enjoyed by few, I made shopping trip outside the lake but found nothing special to remember Jaisalmer by.

Ghadisar Lake

Anyway the days away from home are always memorable & this Diwali will surely be remembered as a fun Diwali.

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