Agra and what you can build with love.
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
You know these things, yet it’s hard to prepare for the heat (43 degrees Celsius), the poverty (rather startling and at times accompanied by horrible physical mutilations) and the crowded cities.
But you have these amazing sparkling colors everywhere! The sari’s are so delicate, so intricate, so beautiful. And everything they say about the Taj Mahal is probably true.
One more thing: it’s fantastic to see trends in architecture, art and religion extend over thousands of miles – and constantly adapt/evolve. For instance, there are many Islamic influences here, but with a distinctly Indian twist to it.
The Taj Mahal has been ’swaffeled’ but has it been Mooned?
Hindu lotus flower in the center of an Islamic arch with Indian adaptations. Nice.
Childish, I know.
Such beauty!
You know these things, yet it’s hard to prepare for the heat (43 degrees Celsius), the poverty (rather startling and at times accompanied by horrible physical mutilations) and the crowded cities.
But you have these amazing sparkling colors everywhere! The sari’s are so delicate, so intricate, so beautiful. And everything they say about the Taj Mahal is probably true.
One more thing: it’s fantastic to see trends in architecture, art and religion extend over thousands of miles – and constantly adapt/evolve. For instance, there are many Islamic influences here, but with a distinctly Indian twist to it.
The Taj Mahal has been ’swaffeled’ but has it been Mooned?
Hindu lotus flower in the center of an Islamic arch with Indian adaptations. Nice.
Childish, I know.
Such beauty!