The Golden Triangle - Rajasthan

After many weeks on my world tour through New Zealand, Japan, Thailand, and Cambodia, I arrived in smoggy Delhi. Met my travel agent Rishi and arranged my tour through Rajasthan - the Golden Triangle.
The Red Fort, Delhi
Bahai "Lotus" Temple
This tour covered a few days in Delhi to tour the Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb, the Bahai Lotus Temple

Pushkar

Then a road trip to Pushkar, a holy city on the edge of the Thar desert. Pushkar surrounds a lake and is a sacred Hindu site with 52 ghats where pilgrims come to bathe, perform puja and receive a blessing. The steps are filthy so wear socks.
Pink Palace

Then on to Jaipur to see the Pink City, Jantar Mantar and Hawa Mahal.

Jantar Mantar, a collection of large astronomical instruments
Hawa Mahal (Wind Palace), Jaipur
Amber Fort
An early rise in Jaipur and a short drive to the town of Amer - to hike to the Amber Fort and on up to the Jaighar Fort. As with much of Rajasthan, the Muslims of the Mughal empire built beautiful buildings.


Fatehpur Sikri, near Agra
A stop at Fatehpur Sikri is definitely worth it. Built by Akbar the great in 1569, it contains the Jama Masjid mosque.
Taj Mahal in Agra

Then on to Agra to see the Taj Mahal, a World Heritage site and huge mausoleum of white marble built between 1631 and 1648 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for his wife. It was closed on Fridays so my photo is from across the river at sunset.

Agra Fort
Local market














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