The Maharaja of Jodhpur bestowed the fiefdom of Rohet upon Thakur Dalpat Singh 1, Rathore of the Champawat clan, as a reward for bravery in the 16th century. These days it is a bustling, colourful, Rajasthani village surrounded by semi-desert landscape. At one end of the village there is a lake that draws lots of birdlife, and jeep safaris out into the countryside incorporate Bishnoi communities (who have preserved much of the local environment), farmers, weavers, semi-nomadic Raika shepherds and opium ceremonies.