Jodhpur: A Walk Through the Old Town

My railroad voyage through Rajasthan continues: I am in Jodhpur!

Actually, I arrived on November 4... but harsh flu from day 1 paused everything. Only on November 9, I got well enough for the first late afternoon photo walk in the Blue City. Sharing.

Unlike Churu and Bikaner, Jodhpur is famous and considered a must-see in India. And it was strange to find myself - for the first time in Rajasthan - not being the only foreigner in the city but part of the social class - foreigners, who are herding back and forth along the old town's streets.

Many of them are Westerners over 50, having a short vacation - I just can see it - they look like aliens in their expensive hiking outfits. Backpackers? I saw several Western youngsters, yes, but I can't say there are many of them here in November 2025, rather few. No Asian travelers spotted.

The Clock Tower Square:

That's a place to come for street shots - an open space with low sunlight available in the late afternoon.

It serves as a market and transport artery, so something is always happening there. There are also visitors from neighboring small towns and villages so... a place to be if you like street scenes.

But I had a mission that day: to have a glance at the Blue City (the old town) and find a way to a hill to enjoy panoramas.

Following the instructions of Google.Maps, I dived into alleys.

What a magnificent citadel:

Mehrangarh Fort, looming over the old city.

Old men playing cards. These glossy tiles look like shiny Las Vegas in the old Jodhpur, and that's more typical texture:

I expected I could fail to find the way up to Pachetia Hill (for panoramas), considering the maze of alleys I had to cross, but surprisingly everything went smoothly.

But looks like Pachetia Rock.

5 pm, the sun was low, the outlines of the houses were sweet, and that white wine spilled onto the city - mmm...

I found another trail to walk down to the old city. Thus, I didn't need to return - was happy as I spent, like, only 10 minutes preparing myself for this walk.

A dog or a goat, lol? (At least no one can run you over on a motorbike when you are there, answering me the doggy).

Jodhpur is a popular travel destination, including inner tourism, so things can be less authentic here than in Churu and Bikaner.

But no problem! A lot of old crumbling walls and authentic art in old Jodhpur are available too like this amazing altar just by a random road:

Meanwhile, I returned to the Clock Tower Square, and had a chance to shoot the Mehrangarh Fort in the twilight hour:

It's massive and tempting... And it has the amazing facade seen from the North, not just walls! But - the next day.

I spotted this vendor in his special mood and while passing him by, suddenly turned, openly quickly photographed him, and showed him a thumb up, lol.

Yes, the same Clock Tower Square... A seller of clothes. Love red saris of Rajasthan!

And not only red and not only saris:

What a gorgeous outfit...

Do you see the paw prints? A dog!.. They sleep on cars like cats!

It was getting dark. I was heading back to the hostel: nights are coldish in Jodhpur, and that was my first walk after the flu, with a cough still in me. Secondly, street dogs (numerous here!) are less friendly at night when less people are in the streets.

I was not far from the hostel, when I found this intersection and photographed it a couple of time, and was spotted:

They were coming for me... "Photo, photo!!"

The guys were running towards me so happily, like if I were Santa, so I couldn't refuse them.

The photos were taken with a Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G on a full-frame DSLR Nikon D750 on November 9, 2025, in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.