Jaipur, India - November 19th, 2006

The state of Rajasthan is home to the Rajputs, warrior clans claimed to originate from the sun, moon and fire, who controlled this part of India for more than 1000 years. I noticed in the streets lots of men had their hair painted in red henna as part of their tradition.

I visited the Nawal Sadhani family. The wife dressed me with one of her sarees and we all went to visit the City Palace and the central museum, after a lunch the wife prepared and served to her husband and myself ONLY because as she explained to me, women eat after they serve food to their husbands.
He operates an internet jewelry business from home and the family and in-laws live in the 3-story house (3 generations have lived there already). Downstairs they have a little retail store where they sell jewelry to locals.