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Intoxicating India : 9th to 16th February 2013

Intoxicating India Day 1

Delhi and the Qutab Minar.

Intoxicating India Day 2

From Delhi, passing by the Himalayas to Kashmir - the Garden of India.

Intoxicating India Day 3

Up the mountains to a temple, back down again for a boat tour of life on a Kashmiri Lake.

Intoxicating India Day 4

A long day's journey : flying from Srinagar to Delhi and then by bus to Jaipur.

Intoxicating India Day 5
A busy but interesting day - starting with an elephant ride up to a great fort;
and then visits to an art shop, an ancient observatory, a grand city palace,
a Gothic-style Indian temple; and ending with us "gate-crashing" a real-Indian wedding.

Intoxicating India Day 6

From Jaipur down to Fathpur Sikri to visit a beuatiful red sand-stone shrine,

and the onwards to the Taj Mahal.

Intoxicating India Day 7

A visit to the Agra Fort and then back to New Delhi.

Intoxicating India Day 8

A busy day in New Delhi visiting temples, memorials, a monument,
buying some tea, dancing an Indian dance before flying back.

Intoxicating India - Kashmiri Houseboats

Feel on top of the world - a stay on a Kashmiri houseboat at Lake Dal amid the Himalaya.

Intoxicating India - Life On A Kashmiri Lake

On a boat tour around Lak Dal, one sees how the local Kashmir live their life
- simple, sedentary and peaceful; the troubles of the world seems an universe away.

Intoxicating India - Jaipur Antiquariat Indian Art Shop

Beautiful art pieces seen while on a surprisingly interesting factory visit.

Intoxicating India - Paper Mache Shop

A shop by the lakeside which sells surprisingly lovely paper-mache pieces of excellent craftsmanship and intricate artwork.

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Sites : India - The Amber Fort, Jaipur

 Standing on the outskirts of modern Jaipur, is this majestic fort.
Part of the fortifications walls straddling the hills, it is a place fit for a Maharaja.

Sites : India - The Qutb Minar, Delhi

 A majestic and imposing old tower built almost a millenia ago from red sandstone.

Sites : India - The Swaminarayan Akshardham, Delhi

 Relatively new but still a very grand and magnificent temple dedicated to a Hindu swami.

Sites : India - The Taj Mahal, Agra

 The simplistic and pure white beauty of the Taj has capture my heart since younger days, it was a lifetime's dream to be able to visit it.

Sites: Taj Mahal - Main Gateway

 The Taj Mahal is a grand iconic building; even it's entrance gate is one of red splendour - Agra, India.

Sites: Taj Mahal - The Icon

 A look at the iconic building itself, a simple but beautiful building from afar. Up close, the detailed workmanship shows that much work has been put into it - Agra, India.

Gallery : India - The Color Of India, February 2013

The colorful diversity of the people and culture of India.

Gallery : India - Indian Art, February 2013

The colorful diversity of the people and culture of India.

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