I met a gentleman from Belgium who took me on a tour of one of the gardens he is helping Indian farmers revitalize. The Indian government is working with international groups on a project referred to as the "Lost gardens in Khajuraho." These "gardens" are actually large farming estates previously owned by the Rajput Kingdom and used by the prince and his family as vacation estates. These gardens at one time produced vegetables, fruits, and grains. The estates have a Hindu temple and a small palace, and part of the revitalization project is to restore the temples and palaces.
These photographs are from my day spent at the garden estate learning about efforts to help the Indian landowners learn about sustainable farming practices. The elderly woman in the photos is the owner of the land and she explained to us that her great-grandfather was given the land from the Rajput prince, and it has been held in her family ever since. Some of the pictures are of the cane grown on the farm which is soaked in water, stripped, and then made into rope.
