Showing posts with label India. Show all posts
Showing posts with label India. Show all posts

Monday, September 28, 2009

Konkan Railway --Connecting Goa with rest of India

Cave paintings, Ajanta Caves, India

Sixth century mural from the wall of the Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra, India, painted during the Gupta Empire. These paintings, like many produced in this time period, freely depict nudity, romantic themes or sexual situations, reflecting the lack of taboos against sex in a society that also produced the Kama Sutra and the Tantric school of Indian philosophy.

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The Eden Gardens

The Eden Gardens is one of only two 100,000-seat cricket stadiums in the world

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Sunday, September 27, 2009

Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal in Agra, India, was commissioned by the 17th century Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, as a mausoleum for his Persian wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Built over a period of 23 years, it is a masterpiece of Mughal architecture, featuring the finest materials from all over India and Asia. Its gleaming facade is clad in white marble from Rajasthan and inlaid with 28 types of precious and semi-precious stones. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site considered to be of "outstanding universal value".

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Monday, September 14, 2009

Festival of Colors, India

This photograph was clicked in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, during Holi, the festival of colors.

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Terraced Earth, India

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