More photos of Jaswant Thada

The cenotaph's grounds feature carved gazebos, a tiered garden, and a small lake. It was a beautiful, peaceful space to walk around, despite several coachloads of foreign tourists, most of whom were French.

As we drove to our next stop, Ramesh pointed out a huge quarry where red sandstone is extracted to supply the seemingly endless need for new building materials in the city. All of this hard physical work is done by hand with primitive tools. The labourers and their families live in makeshift tented communities just next to the quarry. It looked like a very tough existence for everyone involved.Read more