A book like an exotic photo album. Martin Mosebach on a journey in India: He shares his impressions from a provincial capital in the state of Rajasthan, a sandstorm in the desert, the rat temple in Deshnok, the god of wild dogs, and the saint of the Shiva temple, as well as the caste system and the confrontation with the ancient monarchy. Only a few contemporary German writers have engaged so deeply with the disturbing experience of a completely different tradition.