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The Land of Watching Forests
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Where India’s History and the Wild Walk Together
- 15 Days
- 6 Destinations
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The Quiet Heart of the South
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A journey through Karnataka’s royal cities, river forests, and hill sanctuaries
- 10 Days
- 4 Destinations
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Rituals, Rivers & Rising Faiths
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A journey through India’s living legacy of faith, empire, and tradition
- 14 Days
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Ladakh: Of Stone and Silence
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Where Mountains Keep time and Rivers Carry Prayer
- 12 Days
- 8 Destinations
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Rajasthan Beyond Palaces
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Stories of stepwell feasts, leopard trails, and wild hills
- 13 Days
- 5 Destinations
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In the Shadow of the Himalayas
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Discover the wild beauty of the Himalayan foothills
- 12 Days
- 5 Destinations
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Where Legends Live and Tigers Roam
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Central India: Ancient Temples, Timeless Stories, and Untamed Nature
- 10 Days
- 4 Destinations
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Rivers, Rhinos & Rhythms of the East
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A Journey Through East & North-East India: Kolkata, Kaziranga & Brahmaputra
- 10 Days
- 4 Destinations
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Palaces, Temples & Colonial Echoes
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Retrace the Peninsular History of Kingdoms & Colonies in Tamil Nadu
- 10 Days
- 5 Destinations
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Mountains, Monasteries & Monks
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Discover the trans-Himalayan landscape and its people
- 9 Days
- 3 Destinations
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Manganiar Music Traditions
The legacy of Jaisalmer's wandering minstrels
Jaisalmer is known for its local music tradition carried through generations by the Manganiar community – with Muslim ancestry and Sufi-esque folk songs. Descendants of Rajasthan’s royal Rajput clans, the Manganiars are the desert troubadours, once patronized by the feudal lords. Their music incorporates a variety of indigenous instruments; the 17-stringed ‘khamaycha’ made of mango-wood, goatskin, and goat-intestine cords, the teakwood castanets or ‘khartaals’, and the ‘dholak’ – a bongo-like instrument coated with tar, clay, and sand for an inimitable timbre. Visit the Hamira or Barna villages around Jaisalmer, for a deeper insight into the Manganiar music traditions, and an interaction with the world-famous Manganiar musician, Ghazi Khan.
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