<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKatika ukumbi wa Thar, jangwa la Rajasthan, ni eneo kubwa la Deccan lenye mawe ya graniti yenye rangi nyekundu.  <response>: On the doorstep of this wealth, the Thar Desert of noble Rajasthan heralds the vast Deccan plateau of parched, ruddy granite that dominates the peninsula of southern India. 