Rising above modernity
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Old
You have to look pretty high in Delhi to find a view that showcases India’s illustrious past while also obscuring her modern rise.
But Qutub Minar is tall enough. When jumbo jets aren’t cruising in and out of the nearby international airport.
Not that I’m a primitivist or a return-to-times-gone-by wallah, but it certainly is pleasant to see visions of history: an ancient tower and a blue summer sky.
Tags: architecture, blue sky, delhi, history, india, photography, qutub minar
A spire of history
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
History
It is truly wonderful to be able to visit a World Heritage Site for just 10 rupees. I don’t visit often enough.
Tags: architecture, delhi, history, india, photography, qutub minar, tourism
Mughal mosque
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Kabutar and mosque
The mosque to the west of the Taj Mahal is a superb example of Mughal-era architecture. And it’s too often ignored by tourists who are focused on the gorgeous monument just to the east.
Tags: agra, architecture, india, mosque, mughal, photography, taj mahal, tourism
You can’t stop staring
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Stunning
The Taj Mahal, western elevation, from the archway of the adjacent mosque.
Tags: agra, architecture, india, mosque, mughal, photography, taj mahal, tourism
The world’s most beautiful building
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Classic
My fourth trip to the Taj Mahal. It’s still overwhelmingly beautiful.
Tags: agra, architecture, india, mughal, photography, taj mahal, tourism
Cool marble, bare feet
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Cute
What do you do when it’s hot outside and you have to remove your shoes before visiting a mosque?
Run like a little kid on the shaded marble floor!
These from an out of the way mosque at the beautiful Agra Fort. Continue reading this entry » » »
Tags: agra, agra fort, architecture, art, cute, india, kid, marble, photography, tourism
She really does steal the show
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Even from a few kilometers away, the Taj Mahal is distracting
Agra Fort seems less interesting when there’s the world’s most beautiful building off in the background.
Tags: agra, agra fort, architecture, art, history, india, photography, taj mahal, tourism, uttar pradesh
Visions of the 14th century
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Bovine wanderer
Welcome to Tughlaqabad, a fort built in the 1320s and shortly abandoned. Today, it sits on the southern edge of Delhi and remains a largely ignored tourist attraction home to random herders and a handful of Hindu devotees who visit an open air shrine.
The circumference of the fort is measured in kilometers. Adjacent to the site are a beautiful tomb and a smaller fort.
It’s a spectacular place to spend an afternoon and one of Delhi’s fantastic if often overlooked historical sites. See below Continue reading this entry » » »
Tags: architecture, cattle, delhi, fort, history, india, photography, tourism, tughlaq, tughlaqabad
Sunset on the Tughlaq empire
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Profile for the ages
In what is now Begumpur in South Delhi, trash covers the ruins of Jahanpanah — which literally means refuge of the world — and obscures the 14th century monuments there-in. The city was the fourth iteration of Delhi and built under Muhammad bin Tughlaq in 1326-27.
There’s really not much to look at — degraded structures sit next to an open dumping ground, gaggles of men gather to drink or play cricket and children huddle and watch. Any bit of history about the place is not listed on placards on site. Wikipedia provides basics and a more studied look can be found in William Dalrymple’s City of Djinns.
But it still makes a good silhouette at sundown.
Tags: architecture, begumpur, delhi, history, jahanpanah, photography, tughlaq
Trying that shot again
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Familiar perspective
A repeat of a photo I took roughly a year ago. Admittedly I like the original, but this one surely shows different details.
Tags: architecture, delhi, history, humayun, humayun's tomb, india, monument, photography, tourism
