A Rajasthan well

On our way into the high desert country outside of Udaipur, we stopped by the roadside to see one of the typical water wells that are scattered about the valleys.  The water is drawn from these wells in a continuous chain of buckets that are attached to a large pulley.  The whole contraption is powered by a couple of oxen who walk in circles all day. 

Watching the man drive the oxen, and the women carrying the water off in buckets balanced on the top of their their heads, I could block out the occasional car zooming past on the nearby road, and easily picture myself in a scene from ancient times.

When the oxen driver gets tired of walking he is able to rest on a seat that is rigged up on the log which the oxen are pulling.

It was to much for our friend Kristen to resist a ride when it was offered to her.