“Yo, Rahul, wake up — our camel is peeing and I don’t want you to miss it!!” I whispered to my sleeping boyfriend at 6:30 a.m. He rustled around a bit, rubbed his eyes, and then sat up out of bed ...

JAISALMER, India — “Mind the cows,” Little Raj warned as he led me past souvenir stalls through a maze of stone passageways to the home where his great-grandfather once lived. Just then, a ...

SOMEWHERE IN THE THAR DESERT, India — Ummed Singh, 12, piled blankets on Camu’s burlap saddle and motioned for me to climb aboard. I swung my leg around and held on. “Lean back,” he told me. The camel ...

In the northwest region of India lies the colorful, desert state of Rajasthan. Known as the “Land of Kings,” it is home to a desert terrain marked with remnants of a rich and powerful past. Here the ...

Rajasthan’s Thar desert is glowing with solar panels, powering India’s clean energy dreams. But behind the boom lies a quieter story that goes unsaid — of vanishing camels, felled khejri trees, and ...

Pushkar Camel Fair Lights Up the Indian Thar Desert Throw together hundreds of thousands of rural Indians, colorful festivals and throngs of tourists and you get the annual Pushkar Fair. Photography ...