http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O403665/five-plans-of-delhi-drawing-unknown/ Street Plan Chandni Chowk, Fatehpuri Mosque to Lahore Gate, Red Fort, Delhi, four sections, going West to East, in...

‪There are many beautiful carvings: of Durga, Mahishasuramardini, Gajalakshmi seated in a lotus pool, Shiva as Ardhanari and Virbhadra, Ravana...

Some trivia on Taj ul masajid, Bhopal Photo 1. This is a wooden model of the mosque as envisaged by...

The dome if Taj ul masajid. Inside it and outside it

Most people only think of Cave no 16 or Kailasa Temple when they think Ellora. But the Jain temple no...

Gada Mahal in Mandu is two storeyed building. The ground floor has arched openings and apartments on the side while...

I had heard a lot about Ladakh—its austere monasteries, palaces and scenic beauty. But as I sat with my morning...

Inside Bulbuliki Masjid This is behind Asiad Village and impossible to locate without help  

The colored stones in the Jal Mahal in Mandu are an ASI addition. Nur Jahan and Roopmati both stayed here...

#KhasMahal in #AgraFort with a still intact basin for the fountain and water stream that flowed to cool it in...

#Mandu gained prominance under the #Paramara dynasty but had already become a hill fort by 6th century #DelhiGate This is...

‪#ShahiMahal built by Sultan Ghiyas-ud-Din Shah 1469–1500 is normally eclipsed by Jahaz Mahal but worth a visit for its exquisite...

Rain water harvesting seems to have been a passion with these eco friendly sultans as tanks and Baoli abound here...

‪Arches!‬ ‪( Uski abru par qurbaan) ‬ ‪#Mandu #ShahiMahal #GhiyasuddinShah ‬

Rozi roti ‬ Some people have to work, come rain or sunshine ‪#Mandu #ShahiMahal #ManduInMonsoons ‬ jis jagah thii KHuluus...

As we climbed #ShahiMahal steps in Mandy I could see the glimpse of a building with small domes Closer inspection...

"To many, the silent theology of Islamic art can speak more profoundly and clearly than the most dazzling treatise, and...

So I know that every Kashmiri loves wazwan. But when I ate my first wazwan at the Grand Hotel in...

The Jageshwar Sawan Puja is held between 15 July to 15 August during the Hindu calendar month of Shravan. The...

Most of us have heard about and read the Krishna - Sudama story. I remember reading Narottamdas's poem Sudama Charita...

Between 1727 and 1734 Maharajah Jai Singh II of Jaipur constructed five astronomical observatories in west central India. The observatories,...

I am blessed to be finally in KHanqah of my respected, venerable and famous ancestor : Shah e Hamadan

Early morning shikara ride in the Dal Lake and I saw some ducks having fun

Sarthak Malhotra thank you for reminding me of Diwanjee Begum Mosque in Tajganj, Agra This area was part of Asaf...

‪I had visited the Diwanji Begum Mosque in Tajganj Agra but didn't know that the cenotaph behind it was the...

5 km from Somnath temple is another venerable spit known as Bhalka Tirth. It is here that the arrow of...

This is a beautifully scenic temple on a hill k jutting out into the sea. The walk is very scenic...

The actual house is on the left of the Kirti Mandir built as a memorial to...