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| India |
Delhi |
Government buildings in the British built New Delhi. |
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| India |
Delhi |
The garden in Birla House where Mohandas K Ghandi was assassinated - these are his final footsteps leading to where he was killed. |
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| India |
Delhi |
A 15th century Afghan style tomb in a Delhi park. |
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| India |
Delhi |
Nan maker in the old city of Delhi. |
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| India |
Delhi |
The Jami Masjid in Delhi was built in 1658 by Moghul Emperor, Shah Jahan. |
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| India |
Delhi |
Sikh procession in Old Delhi. |
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| India |
Delhi |
The tomb of Moghul Emperor, Humayan is a forerunner of the Taj Mahal, completed in the16th century. |
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| India |
Delhi |
Gateway dating from 1310 next to the 73m high Qutab Minar, a Muslim victory tower. |
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| India |
Delhi |
The Marble Throne at Delhi's Red Fort. |
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| India |
Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi |
Pilgrims bathing in the Ganges in Hinduism's holy city, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh). |
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| India |
Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi |
The Durga Temple in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh). |
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| India |
Uttar Pradesh
Agra |
The tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah (1620), the oldest Moghul tomb made entirely of marble. |
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| India |
Uttar Pradesh
Agra |
Intricate inlay work and carvings from the tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah. |
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| India |
Uttar Pradesh
Agra |
Inlay detail from the tomb of Itimad-ud-Daula. |
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| India |
Uttar Pradesh
Agra |
Hall of Public Audiences at Agra Fort. |
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| India |
Uttar Pradesh
Agra |
Sandstone carvings on Jehangir's Palace in Agra Fort. |
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| India |
Uttar Pradesh
Agra |
Muslim couple at Agra Fort with the Taj Mahal in the background (Uttar Pradesh). |
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| India |
Uttar Pradesh
Agra
Taj Mahal |
People visiting the Taj Mahal in Agra. The Taj is a Moghul tomb and is considered the world's most beautiful building. |
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| India |
Uttar Pradesh
Agra
Taj Mahal |
The Taj Mahal, considered to be the world's most beautiful building, is the tomb of Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife (Agra). |
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| India |
Uttar Pradesh
Agra
Taj Mahal |
Detail from a marble carving on the Taj Mahal. |
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| India |
Uttar Pradesh
Fatehpur Sikri |
The Gate of Victory at Fatehpur Sikri. The city was built in 1586 and abandoned after 20 years. |
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| India |
Uttar Pradeshi
Fatehpur Sikri |
The Diwan-i-Khas palace at Fatehpur Sikri. |
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| India |
Uttar Pradesh
Sikander |
The tomb of Moghul Emperor Akbar at Sikander. |
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| India |
Punjab
Amritsar
Golden Temple |
The Golden Temple at Amritsar (Punjab), the holiest shrine of the Sikhs. It was built in 1764. |
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| India |
Punjab
Amritsar
Golden Temple |
Sikh temple guards at the Golden Temple in Amritsar (Punjab). |
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| India |
Punjab
Amritsar |
Shrine at Jalianwala Park commemorating the Amritsar Massacre of 1919. Hundreds of bodies were found in the well after Britsh soldiers shot unarmed demonstrators. |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Jaipur |
Street scene in Jaipur, the Pink City. |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Jaipur |
The City Palace in Jaipur. |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Jaipur |
Rajput guard in the City Palace at Jaipur (Rajasthan). |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Jaipur |
Two Rajasthani women at a bangle shop in Jaipur (Rajasthan). |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Jaipur |
The Palace of Winds (Hava Mahal) dates from 1799. It is in Jaipur, the pink city. |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Jaipur |
The Jantar Mantar is an observatory dating from 1728. |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Jaipur |
Jai Singh's astronomical observatory was built in 1728 (Jaipur). |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Jaipur |
Huge sun dial at Jai Singh's astronomical observatory in Jaipur. |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Jaipur |
View over Jaipur. |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Amber |
A plant covered lake containing the Jal Mahal in the Amber region of Rajasthan. |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Amber |
Tibetan women at Amber Fort (Rajasthan). |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Khanua |
Old woman from the village of Khanua (Rajasthan). |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Khanua |
Total solar eclipse in the village of Khanua near Agra in October 1995. Venus can be seen below and to the left of the eclipsed Sun where the sky changes colour. |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Ajmer |
A Jain school converted into a mosque by the addition of a Persian style gate in 1192 (Ajmer). |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Ajmer |
Carved Islamic writing at Ajmer. |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Ajmer |
Differently carved columns typical of Jain architecture at Ajmer. |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Jodhpur |
Jodhpur is dominated by the huge Meherangarh, a fort built in 1806 on a rock 125m high. |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Jodhpur |
Sandstone carvings adorn the windows of the palace on Meherangarh in Jodhpur. |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Jodhpur |
Jaswant Thada is a maharaja's tomb (1899) in Jodhpur. |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Udaipur |
The City Palace in Udaipur was built by Udai Singh and dates from 1567. |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Ranakpur |
The dome of the Jain Chaumukha Temple at Ranakpur (built 1439) is made of exquisitely carved marble. |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Ranakpur |
Adinath, the first Jain teacher in the 1439 all marble Chaumukha Temple at Ranakpur (Rajasthan). |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Mount Abu
Dilwara Temple |
Interior of the Dilwara Temple at Mount Abu in the state of Rajasthan. The exquisitely carved marble temple dates from 1081. |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Mandore |
Mandore is a city of gardens and temples. |
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