Fluidr / miketonge's "India" set

Early light at the Taj Mahal

N 7 B 883 C 6 E Nov 16, 2011 F Nov 24, 2011

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Nothing can beat the setting and sight of this marvellous construction. You see it many times and it still beats your expectations when you see it in real life! Many more shots from India to follow.

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Chital or Spotted Deer, Stag.

N 4 B 450 C 3 E Nov 17, 2011 F Nov 25, 2011

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This young stag still has velvet on his antlers, captured in lovely evening light roaming in Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India.

Intimad-ud-Daulah's Tomb.

N 1 B 200 C 0 E Nov 15, 2011 F Nov 25, 2011

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This is often called the baby Taj and its on the other side of the Yamuna River from its more famous neighbour. Described as a jewl box in marble it is an exquisite garden tomb for the Lord Treasurer of the Mughal empire. Building took 6 years from 1622 and it is finely detailed with inlaid mosaics in the white marble.

Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

N 0 B 214 C 3 E Nov 17, 2011 F Nov 25, 2011

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Perched by a watering hole in Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India.

Humayun's Tomb, Delhi.

N 0 B 187 C 2 E Nov 14, 2011 F Nov 25, 2011

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The second Mughal Emperor, Humayun is entombed in this fantastic building completed in 1565. It was the first great garden tomb in India and proved the inspiration for those that followed such as the Taj Mahal.

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