The Golden Triangle - Delhi, Agra and Jaipur |
Some photos of city and rural life and of the magnificent buildings to be seen within the 'triangle' of New Delhi, Agra and Jaipur |
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Street traders in New Delhi | A Snake Charmer | The hurly-burly of a New Delhi street |
Traders outside the Taj Mahal |
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Street market in Agra | Traders outside the Taj Mahal | Watching the world go by | At the well |
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Roadside homes | Winding the warp of a carpet | Burning off the loose threads from the underside of a carpet! |
A Showroom for Kashmir handknotted silk carpets |
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The Indian Government Secretariat Building, New Delhi |
The India Gate at the end of the Raj Path | An empty Raj Path looking towards the India Gate | Gateways through to the Humayun Tomb complex |
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...and the Tomb itself | Qutab Minar The court of Ala-ud-din |
Intricate sandstone carvings on the tower |
The Qutab Minar complex, New Delhi |
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The Drum House in the Red Fort, New Delhi |
The Hall of Public Audiences in the Red Fort |
Arcades within the Red Fort | The Gateway to the Red Fort, Agra |
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Towards the Taj Mahal from the Red Fort |
Where else | but the | Taj Mahal? |
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From every | angle there's a | marvellous view | Some of the decoration |
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Some more of the beautiful decoration | Sandstone carvings at | Fatehpur Sikra between Agra and Jaipur |
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The Amber Fort near Jaipur |
The main entrance to the Palace |
The first courtyard | Pavilions |
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Courtyards | and stunning vistas | Decorated screens looking onto the outside world | and incredible decoraton |
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...and more | Elephant 'bus stop'. They never come singly! |
Looking down from the Amber Fort | Come in No. 52! The Booking Office |