Guess what, I was ill again in Jaipur so didn’t do much. Had to take some antibiotics. I also missed my overnight train to Jaisalmer as I didn’t feel up to it.

Having lost another day, I didn’t feel like heading further away from Mumbai so decided to go to Ajmer instead where I saw an amazing Jain temple, which included a model representing the Jain view of the universe – model building and mountain with elephant, swan and tiger headed boats suspended in mid-air carrying musicians. All in a golden, mirrored room.

Then I travelled to the nearby town of Pushkar. This is a holy Hindu town and Ghandi’s ashes were scattered in the lake. It’s got some amazing hilltop temples. I’m staying here till Friday, then taking the bus back to Ajmer. I hope to visit the shrine of a Sufi saint in Ajmer, where many Muslims make a pilgramage, before catching a sleeper train on Friday evening to Mumbai. My flight from Mumbai to London is next Wednesday.