Moving Forward... » Agra http://www.van-willigen.net/moving-forward "A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving." - Lao Tzu Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:23:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Agra and what you can build with love. http://www.van-willigen.net/moving-forward/2009/05/12/agra-and-what-you-can-build-with-love/ http://www.van-willigen.net/moving-forward/2009/05/12/agra-and-what-you-can-build-with-love/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 14:18:34 +0000 Rogier http://www.van-willigen.net/moving-forward/?p=85 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.

Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal has been ’swaffeled’ but has it been Mooned?

Taj Mahal

Agra Fort
Hindu lotus flower in the center of an Islamic arch with Indian adaptations. Nice.
Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal
Childish, I know.

Jama Masjid at Taj Mahal
Such beauty!

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