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      From the Top of Jama Masjid Minar in Delhi

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      A ticket has to be bought to go up the southern minar. But it is worth it

      The masjid looks as beautiful sideways
      The masjid looks as beautiful sidewaysis w

       

      One climbs a flight of stairs from a tiny door near Gate no 3 and comes on top of the side gallery. Then we walk towards the dome
      One climbs a flight of stairs from a tiny door near Gate no 3 and comes on top of the side gallery. Then we walk towards the dome
      The second set of stairs takes one to the base of the dome. You are up close and personal with these majestic and beautifully conceived domes. Here the ticket is checked again.
      The second set of stairs takes one to the base of the dome. You are up close and personal with these majestic and beautifully conceived domes. Here the ticket is checked again.
      This is the tower we have to climb up
      You climb up 134 steps to the top. Its round and circular and winding. No place to rest or catch your breath. On top the minar arches are enclosed with wire mesh
      You climb up 134 steps to the top. Its round and circular and winding. No place to rest or catch your breath. On top the minar arches are enclosed with wire mesh
      One lady is resting on the top of the pillar around which the steps wind up
      This is the minar we have climbed up. Tourists are allowed on the southern minar. There's an identical one on the north side
      This is the minar we have climbed up. Tourists are allowed on the southern minar. There’s an identical one on the north side
      A glorious view of the QIla e Mubarak aka Lal Qila or Red Fort can be seen from here
      A glorious view of the QIla e Mubarak aka Lal Qila or Red Fort can be seen from here
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      The sharqi or eastern darwaza of the masjid
      The sheer gorgeousness of the domes and the perfection of the lotus finials is to die for!
      The sheer gorgeousness of the domes and the perfection of the lotus finials is to die for!
      A long shot of the courtyard
      A long shot of the courtyard
      Is this Persian grafitti or just scratches on the wall of the minar just below the arches?
      Is this Persian grafitti or just scratches on the wall of the minar just below the arches
      A long shot of the courtyard
      A long shot of the courtyard
      The tank for wuzu
      The tank for wuzu
      On my way down I catch the inscriptions on the masjid arches
      On my way down I catch the inscriptions on the masjid arches

       

       

       

       

       

       

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