Traveling in India is a great pleasure, but it's also a pain, lol. You have to care about your mental health to avoid the rise of negativity and depression in you.
Why? Streets are super crowded and cluttered, there are no sidewalks and no traffic rules, traffic is super noisy, people constantly force you to talk to them about the same things (which country, etc.), constantly demand handshakes, photos, Instagram connection, and so on and so forth.
None of these is a big problem, but this disturbance slowly gets stronger than the pleasure of being in wonderful India. And that's the time to get a retreat somewhere far from the urban environment.
For me, Singhoria Hill in Jodhpur became such a place for recovery.
No noise, almost no people, great vistas all around. Astonishing vegetation.
This arid, semi-desert nature is new to me, and a pleasure to my eyes.
The same about the fauna.
I was lucky to see a long-tailed shrike:
They impale their prey on thorns... If I had another day on Singhoria Hill, I would just have a walk in search of such impaled victims - that's how I recover my mental health, lol - through contemplation of nature's traits.
Did I mention vistas?
Yes, for example:
The highland is occupied by the Medieval walls and desert vegetation, while the city stretches out below.
And Singhoria Hill, as a soaring natural fortress, stands above all this wondrous landscape.
And if you look to the south:
You'll see Mehrangarh Fort, an architectural gem in the crown of Rajasthan.
But don't want to focus on it as I posted a separate story about this castle.
Plants and views are amazing but animals make hiking around Singhoria Hill even more exciting:
Somebody is jumping behind the shrubs...
Langurs!
Not a rare beast in India, but I never get bored with watching them.
Foraging seeds, resembling a species of acacia.
Langurs don't mind being near people and often walk along Indian streets, although they obviously prefer trees and rooftops. Walls around Singhoria Hill and the Mehrangarh Fort, serve them safe roads.
By the end of my walk, I noticed unexpected visitors:
Boars! 😎
There were three of them at the territory of Rao Jodha Natural Park, walking in shallow waters of a small pond and consuming duckweed.
The photos were taken with a Nikkor 70-300mm on a full-frame DSLR Nikon D750 on November 17 and 18, 2025, in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.