India 1996

Riding from Mumbai by bus through the Indian country side

Cows with painted horns

Tented camp in the middle of nowhere

Arrived in Ellora to see the caves, these are nrs 22-28

Local inhabitant in Ellora

Dashavatara, the Hindu temple in cave 15

The Kailasha temple, Hindu 8th Century

Chapel inside the Kailasha

The Kailasha is the largest temple

Posing casually with the Kailasha temple

The temples were carved out of the rock from top to bottom

View on the surroundings in Ellora

Every detail was carved out of the bedrock

The highest point, where they started with hammer and chisel

Heavy traffic in the streets of Aurangabad

Food and taxis in Aurangabad

The Bibi Ka Maqbara is a tomb in Aurangabad that looks like the Taj Mahal

The Bibi Ka Maqbara is not very detailed

Walking the buffalo

The famous Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai

Local tourists at the Gateway of India

The Marine Drive in Mumbai

The Gateway of India

Oval Maidan park and the Rajabai Clock Tower, 19th C

Camel transport in Jaipur

Back street in Jaipur

Jaipur, the pink city

View on the hills around Jaipur and Nahargarh Fort

The Jantar Mantar was built in 1734

Jantar Mantar, a collection of 19 astronomical instruments

Astronomical instrument in Jantar Mantar

The City Palace in the typical colors of Jaipur

City Palace Jaipur, 1727

Marble elephant in the City Palace

Guard posing for me

With a wheel of rifles in the City Palace

Someone is getting married in Jaipur

Monkeys in Jaipur

In the streets of Jaipur

In the streets of Jaipur

In the streets of Jaipur

Hawa Mahal, the palace of the winds

These windows were used to observe the street without being seen

The breeze can go through the open windows

Architecture from 1799

Inside the Hawa Mahal

These windows were used to peek into the street

Jal Mahal Jaipur the Water Palace in Sagar Lake

Riding the elephant

Amber Fort, 16th-17th C

Monkey in Amber Fort

The Ganesh Pol Entrance

Posing in Amber Fort

Pretty mosaics

Palace of Jai Singh, the mirror palace

Maota Lake and Kesar Kyari (Saffron Garden)

Perfect image in white marble

The tombs in white marble

Gaitor, the tombs of the maharajahs of Jaipur

The royal Gaitor tombs

Walls of Agra Fort

Entrance to Agra Fort

Palace of Jahangir in Agra Fort

Court yard of Agra Fort

View from the fort on the Taj Mahal and the Yamuna river

Entrance gate

Mosque on one side of the Taj

The Taj Mahal is placed at the end of a large Mughal garden

Selfie with the Taj Mahal

Closing in on the Taj and the details become clearer

Perfect marble flower inlays

Quran verses on the Taj

Typical exterior half dome

Chatting with the local tourists

The Taj Mahal is perfect from every angle

Flower reliefs, mosaics, geometric designs, everything is magnificent

Every detail is perfect

The Taj is the size of a cathedral

Reflection in the pond

Fatehpur Sikri, founded in 1571 and abandoned in 1610

The former capital is a ghost town now

Interior of the Diwan-i-Khas

Platform in the Diwan-i-Khas

Looking out over the empty city

Looking out from the Jama Masjid

The country side in Fatehpur Sikri

Village people, Fatehpur Sikri

The Visvanatha Temple in Khajuraho, 999 AD

Matangeshvara (left) and Lakshmana Temple, 1000 AD

One tower of the Lakshmana temple, 939 AD

Details on the Lakshmana temple

The Lakshmana has the best sculptures

Wearing my fancy sunglasses and the fanny pack

Corner of the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple

Erotic sculptures on the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple

King and lion fight at the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple

The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple 1050 AD

Detail on the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple

In Khajuraho village

Street life in Varanasi

Rickshaw in Varanasi

Daily life in Varanasi

Mosque in Varanasi

Busy shopping street in Varanasi

Going down to the Ganges

View on the Ghats of Varanasi

View on the Ghats of Varanasi

Daily life at the Raja Harish Chandra Ghat

Burning bodies at the Raja Harish Chandra Ghat

The red temple is at the Prayag Ghat

Hindu ritual cleansing at the Bhairavi Ghat

View on Varanasi from the holy river Ganges

A tilted Shiva temple submerged at the Scindia Ghat

Hindu men in the Jalasen Ghat

Women in the Raja Ghat

Colorful Sadhu in Varanasi

Indian tourists visiting the holy city

Launching the ashes on the sacred water

It&#x27;s a busy day at the Ganga

View on Varanasi from above

The Gyanvapi mosque, there are not only Hindus in Varanasi

Glass building in New Delhi

Astronomical instrument in the Jantar Mantar

Jantar Mantar observatory in New Delhi

The Red Fort in Old Delhi

Diwan-i-Khas or Hall of Private Audience in the Red Fort

Throne in the Diwan-i-Khas

Marble inlay in the fort

The Raj Ghat marks the spot of Gandhi&#x27;s cremation

Humayun&#x27;s Tomb 1572 AD