Thar

The Thar Desert stretches across western Rajasthan in a landscape of dunes, stony plains and sparse thorn forest. Rain is low and uncertain, and the wind reshapes exposed sand into long ridges. Around Jaisalmer, desert communities have long combined herding with cultivation where water allowed. Camel caravans crossed the region between Sindh and Gujarat, following routes that depended on wells and the experience of people familiar with the sands.