“Jodhpur is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. After its population crossed a million, it has been declared as the second “Metropolitan City” of Rajasthan. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar. Jodhpur is a popular tourist destination, featuring many palaces, forts and temples, set in the stark landscape of the Thar Desert. The city is known as the “Sun City” for the bright, sunny weather it enjoys all the year round. It is also referred to as the “Blue City” due to the vivid blue-painted houses around the Mehrangarh Fort. The old city circles the fort and is bounded by a wall with several gates. However, the city has expanded greatly outside the wall over the past several decades. Jodhpur lies near the geographic centre of Rajasthan state, which makes it a convenient base for travel in a region much frequented by tourists. Jodhpur topped Lonely Planet's list of most extraordinary places to stay in 2014. An upcoming Tamil movie, I, which is the costliest Indian film to date, was also shot at Jodhpur”. – Wikipedia

A general view of the residential area is pictured during dusk at Jodhpur in Rajasthan, April 5, 2015. Jodhpur, also known as the blue city in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan, which residents say originally, was used to show where the highest caste of priestly Hindus live, who wanted to set them apart from the rest of the population. Later the rest of the population followed suit. Another reason for the city to be blue is to keep the buildings cool during the summers, local residents said. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A man rides a scooter through an alley as a woman watches at Jodhpur in Rajasthan, April 5, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A man poses for a picture outside his house at Jodhpur in Rajasthan, April 7, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A woman stands on the doorstep of her house at Jodhpur in Rajasthan, April 6, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A woman walks past a shop selling sarees, traditional Indian cloth used for women's clothing, along an alley at Jodhpur in Rajasthan, April 6, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Men sit along a shopping arcade at Jodhpur in Rajasthan, April 8, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A woman stands on the doorstep of her house at Jodhpur in Rajasthan, April 6, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A local resident reads a newspaper outside his house at Jodhpur in Rajasthan, April 5, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A local resident reads a newspaper outside his house at Jodhpur in Rajasthan, April 7, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A man uses a mobile phone while sitting inside a tea shop with posters of Hindu deities pasted on the walls at Jodhpur in Rajasthan, April 8, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A schoolgirl sits on the doorstep of a house as she waits to go to school at Jodhpur in Rajasthan, April 6, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A worker paints a wall outside a house at Jodhpur in Rajasthan, April 8, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)