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2005_0923_026 On our way to Agra, we went to Sikandra, a few km northwest of Agra |
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2005_0923_027 Main entrance to Sikandra, Mughal Emperor Akbar's Mausoleum |
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2005_0923_029 The guards were tough and nasty about charging the foreigner rate quizzing Mr. Ranpuria on who is the foreign minister of India. Foreigner rate costs 25 times the local rate. |
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2005_0923_033 Construction of the mausoleum was started by Akbar himself in 1602 |
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2005_0923_035 Akbar died before his mausoleum was completed so his son Jehangir finished it in 1613 |
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2005_0923_036 The township of Sikandra is named after Sikandra Lodhi, a powerful King who made Sikandra his capital in 1492 |
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2005_0923_038 The tomb on display is a replica of the actual tomb which is buried several meters below the surface |
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2005_0923_041 Anish and the artwork |
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2005_0923_042 Close-up of celing artwork which contains many inlay work in geometrical patterns |
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2005_0923_045 Akbar's tomb chronologically was built between his father Humayun's Tomb and his great-granddaughter's Taj Mahal |
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2005_0923_046 One of the spacious cloisters which are present on all four sides |
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2005_0923_047 Langur monkeys are present all around the walkways |
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2005_0923_048 Waiting to photograph the hungry monkeys |
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2005_0923_049 Hey, you got some food for me? |
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2005_0923_051 Ah, thanks for the food but don't give any to my buddies over there ok? |
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2005_0923_052 Thank you sir may I have another? |
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2005_0923_054 Anish in a stare-down |
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2005_0923_055 Reena babysitting the 2 monkeys |