We left Red King Home Stay at Inderpura House in Old Ginani just after dawn, the black board still lettering the name against terracotta plaster and placing us near Jai Bhawani Furniture, Bikaner. Two of us stood at the white-and-green metal gate: one in a pale green shirt, the other in a black jacket over red. A bamboo porch still held warm string lights and small colourful umbrellas hung upside down; white jaali ve…
