Great Indian Desert

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Great Indian Desert

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Great Indian Desert

(Placename) another name for the Thar Desert

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Great Indian Desert - a desert to the east of the Indus River in northwestern India and southeastern Pakistan

Thar Desert

Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Pakistan, West Pakistan - a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

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Elsewhere, a shepherd takes a mouthful of water and transfers it into the mouth of each of his lambs in turn, so that not a drop is wasted in the Great Indian Desert. In his latest exhibition titled Rajasthan: Under the Desert Sky', photographer Rajesh Bedi's lens zooms on the unseen Rajasthan, and makes the state show its true colours.

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The adventure also includes a sunset camel ride through the Great Indian Desert and a four-wheel drive in the Ranthambore Wildlife Sanctuary, known for tigers and leopards.