Horizontal view of patterns made in the sand on the side of a dune in the Thar desert.

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Close up detail of the ripples made in the sand on the side of a dune in the Thar desert. The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is located in western India and south eastern Pakistan. It lies mostly in the Indian state of Rajasthan, and extends into the southern portion of Haryana and Punjab states and into northern Gujarat state.

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Size: 5125px × 3408px
Location: India Rajasthan Sam Thar desert
Photo credit: © Anne-Marie Palmer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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