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2014-05: Agra and Fatehpur Sikri

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  • It's market day in Fatehpur Sikri.

    It's market day in Fatehpur Sikri.

  • Steps leading up to the VIctory Gate of the Jama Masjid (mosque).

    Steps leading up to the VIctory Gate of the Jama Masjid (mosque).

  • View down to Fatehpur Sikri from the steps to the mosque.

    View down to Fatehpur Sikri from the steps to the mosque.

  • Victory Gate

    Victory Gate

  • Inside the mosque's courtyard.

    Inside the mosque's courtyard.

  • Looking out from a white marble tomb that's located in the mosque's courtyard.

    Looking out from a white marble tomb that's located in the mosque's courtyard.

  • View toward north.

    View toward north.

  • Mosque.

    Mosque.

  • VIew of Jama Masjid and the Victory Gate from the palace of Jodh Bai.

    VIew of Jama Masjid and the Victory Gate from the palace of Jodh Bai.

  • Neat courtyard.

    Neat courtyard.

  • Balconies.

    Balconies.

  • Thank you!

    Thank you!

  • Panch Mahal.

    Panch Mahal.

  • Construction technique uncovered.

    Construction technique uncovered.

  • Diwan-i-Khas (Hall of Private Audiences)

    Diwan-i-Khas (Hall of Private Audiences)

  • Diwan-i-Khas (Hall of Private Audiences)

    Diwan-i-Khas (Hall of Private Audiences)

  • Water reservoir.

    Water reservoir.

  • Ruins and pretty trees.

    Ruins and pretty trees.

  • More ruins.

    More ruins.

  • Another water reservoir (?)

    Another water reservoir (?)

  • Recycling. ;-)

    Recycling. ;-)

  • Pretty truck.

    Pretty truck.

  • At the train station waiting hall.

    At the train station waiting hall.

  • These two-cylinder sugarcane juicers are fascinating. The same engine can also power the wheels to drive them around town.

    These two-cylinder sugarcane juicers are fascinating. The same engine can also power the wheels to drive them around town.

  • The street to the bus stop on market day.

    The street to the bus stop on market day.

  • Delivery boy and his awesome bike.

    Delivery boy and his awesome bike.

  • My bus to Agra trying to get through the market. (He succeeded, albeit very slowly and blowing his ship's horn plentifully.)

    My bus to Agra trying to get through the market. (He succeeded, albeit very slowly and blowing his ship's horn plentifully.)

  • A tiny golden jumping spider.

    A tiny golden jumping spider.

  • Jama Masjid in the Kinari Bazaar.

    Jama Masjid in the Kinari Bazaar.

  • Check out the wooden balconies!

    Check out the wooden balconies!

  • Traffic jam in the bazaar streets...

    Traffic jam in the bazaar streets...

  • Nothing was moving for a few minutes, not even room for pedestrians to squeeze through.

    Nothing was moving for a few minutes, not even room for pedestrians to squeeze through.

  • Bicycle rikshas waiting to enter the traffic jam.

    Bicycle rikshas waiting to enter the traffic jam.

  • This must require a special skill.

    This must require a special skill.

  • Town of the monkeys?

    Town of the monkeys?

  • Sunset from the rooftop of my hotel.

    Sunset from the rooftop of my hotel.

  • The Taj Mahal at dawn.

    The Taj Mahal at dawn.

  • Sunrise.

    Sunrise.

  • Minarets at sunrise.

    Minarets at sunrise.

  • Mosque on the taj grounds.

    Mosque on the taj grounds.

  • VIew of the south (?) gate.

    VIew of the south (?) gate.

  • A piece of taj.

    A piece of taj.

  • Ornaments.

    Ornaments.

  • Detail.

    Detail.

  • Detail.

    Detail.

  • Looking out toward the jawab.

    Looking out toward the jawab.

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    Ruins and pretty trees.
    More ruins.
    Another water reservoir (?)