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Saturday, February 6, 2010

Chowmahalla Palace

Chowmahalla Palace, originally uploaded by -: pranav :-.

A part of Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Hyderabad - temple within Golconda Fort

India - Hyderabad - 087 - Hindu temple within Golconda Fort, originally uploaded by mckaysavage.

On the other Hand : Congress Door

On the other Hand : Congress Door, originally uploaded by Carol Mitchell.

Painted walls tells stories of political loyalty. India is rich with political symbols some more obvious than others. Congress' symbol -- THE HAND

Bahauddin Makbara, Junagadh

Bahauddin Makbara, Junagadh, originally uploaded by Raveesh Vyas.

Built right next to the Mahabat Makbara. This makbara has(had, actually) really good marble tracery work on the windows. Most of the marble jalis are missing. Only one or two jalis remain.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Mahabat Makbara, Junagadh, Gujarat

Mahabat Makbara, Junagadh, Gujarat, originally uploaded by Raveesh Vyas.

A fine example of Islamic, Hindu and European architecture blended together, the Mahabat Makbara was built towards the end of the 19th cent. Sadly this place is not well maintained.

Sanchi Stupa

Sanchi Stupa 1...again, originally uploaded by Raveesh Vyas.

Madya Pradesh

Lotus shaped Ravi Shankar Ashram

Lotus B/W, originally uploaded by Nataraj Metz.

Ravi Shankar Ashram
Bangalore, Karnataka,

Jodhpur

Bada Imambada

Bada Imambada, originally uploaded by Animation Maniac.

The Bada Imambada is Asia’s largest hall without any external support of wood, iron or stone beams. This hall, located in Lucknow, in Uttar Pradesh, was built by the ruler of Lucknow, Nawab Asaf-ud-daula in 1784. The Bada Imambada is the showpiece of Nawabi architecture.