A gypsy lady of the jogi tribe
Six years ago Capucine left her home in Paris to work for an NGO in India. After she finished her work she went to Jaisalmer–a desert city enclosed by a sandstone fort in western Rajasthan. There she met Pabu, a camel guide from the Bilu people of the Thar Desert. When they met she had a strange feeling that they had met before and that the desert was her home. She decided to stay.
Together they run an eco farm with no electricity or running water on lake 20km outside of Jaisalmer. Small groups are invited to sleep in mud huts, cook on the camp fire, meet local communities and experience life in the desert. With the profits Pabu and Capucine hope to help local communities to preserve their traditions and survive in an environment where life is something you work hard for.
Mud Huts at Pabu and Capucine’s farm
Aru, Pabu’s sister
Swimming in the lake
Family of a desert village
A jogi gypsy camp
A visit from the wild women of the jogis
weaving carpets of goat hair, camel hair and cotton
