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Tags: Taj Mahal Agra India Asia Mumtaz wife Nikon Nikon D3X mausoleum Mughal tomb religion god Indian Persian Islamic 7 wonders Unesco jewel World Heritage architecture muslim wonder palace marble monument love celebration seven wonders of the world temple minaret grave travel Yamuna river reflection Uttar Pradesh mosque symmetry Ottoman Turkish style hindu precious stone dome cenotaph gem gemstone inscription Calligraphy bas relief garden building Lapis lazuli jade crystal sapphire turquoise sculpture pietra dura construction white Taj Mahal
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Tags: Taj Mahal Agra India Asia Mumtaz wife Nikon Nikon D3X mausoleum Mughal tomb religion god Indian Persian Islamic 7 wonders Unesco jewel World Heritage architecture muslim wonder palace marble monument love celebration seven wonders of the world temple minaret grave travel Yamuna river reflection Uttar Pradesh mosque symmetry Ottoman Turkish style hindu precious stone dome cenotaph gem gemstone inscription Calligraphy bas relief garden building Lapis lazuli jade crystal sapphire turquoise sculpture pietra dura construction white Taj Mahal
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Tags: Taj Mahal Agra India Asia Mumtaz wife Nikon Nikon D3X mausoleum Mughal tomb religion god Indian Persian Islamic 7 wonders Unesco jewel World Heritage architecture muslim wonder palace marble monument love celebration seven wonders of the world temple minaret grave travel Yamuna river reflection Uttar Pradesh mosque symmetry Ottoman Turkish style hindu precious stone dome cenotaph gem gemstone inscription Calligraphy bas relief garden building Lapis lazuli jade crystal sapphire turquoise sculpture pietra dura construction white Taj Mahal
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Hijras are members of what is usually considered in India as ‘the third sex’ – neither man nor women. The hijras usually show up at weddings and at the birth of male babies, to perform religious ceremonies intended to bring good luck and fertility. These ‘ceremonies’ involve music, singing, and sexually suggestive dancing, and although the hijras are most often uninvited, the host usually pays the hijras a handsome fee for their ’services’. Many fear the hijras’ curse if they are not appeased, bringing bad luck or infertility, but for the fee they receive, they can bless goodwill and fortune on to the newly born or the newly wed couple (from Sephi Bergerson site).
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