Around Salumbar

On second of April I got introduced to the countryside around Salumbar. I got two cluster-in-charges, Surej and Himat, of Vishakha as guides for me and we rode around the rural areas to see more about the local life.

The first thing of notice was the beautiful countryside all around us. The road wound around and over hills while we passed small villages, schoolhouses, goats, cows and buffaloes, people harvesting their small fields, children playing and of course, various temples. After a good driving we came upon a hill which had a small fort built atop it. To no surprise there was also a small temple inside the fort like in nearly every high or otherwise distinctive hill in Rajasthan. 

Himat told that the fort and the temple were rather new constructions, in fact they had been built in the early 20th century by the British Raj. The area was terrorised by bandits so the Brits built a small fort to keep guard over the area. Of course, the stronghold was also a way of the Empire to show their power to the locals perhaps too keen on getting independence, not just to fight brigands. As you can see, the views were wonderful!

On the way back we visited the house of Himat, ate a delicious meal and enjoyed the beautiful scenery near the Som Kamla water reservoir.