Saturday, October 2, 2010

Jama Masjid

kids strolling during the 6pm Namaz

twilight at Jama Masjid


dargah

Jama Masjid at sunset

Built in 1650, in his 24th year of accession by Emperor ShahJahan.


Raised platform courtyard at the Eastern Gate
33 steps to the Masjid at Eastern Gate

young men playing cricket in the Masjid premises

Jama Masjid peeping out - a view from Red Fort

Built in 1650, in his 24th year of accession by Emperor ShahJahan

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Safdarjung's Tomb




Safdarjung's tomb, a stone's throw away from home but thanks to CWG, we spend a rattling 15 minutes before we reach this tomb. near lodhi gardens. Yesterday, we had a stroke of luck at Safdarjung's Tomb when we got to see the tomb, dimly lit quietly majestic against the clear night sky.

its also the 'last flicker in the dying lamp of Mughal architecture'.