Northern India, 12-29 October 2007
Fatehpur Sikri
A new capital built by the Mughal Emporer Akbar and abandoned soon after his death, now a "ghost" town
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South entrance to the Jami Masjid (Friday Mosque)
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Haram Sara complex
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Maryam's (Akbar's Christian wife) House
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Jodha Bai's Palace (Akbar's Hindu wife)
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Abdar Khana
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Anoop Talao (central pool)
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Looking from Akbar's sleeping quarters
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Looking towards the Diwan-i-Khas
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Pachisi Court and Diwan-i-Khas
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Pancha Mahal, where Akbar's queens savored the evening
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Pillar in Diwan-i-Khas
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Pavilion
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Ankh Michauli, which appropriately means "blind man's buff"
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Some remaining color on the walls
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Color on the ceilings
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Inside the Jami Masjid, the day after the end of Ramadan
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Jalli (screens) behind the Tomb of Shiekh Salim Chishti
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Threads for luck
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Jalli of carved marble
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Tomb of Shiekh Salim Chishti
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Mosque courtyard and Tomb of Shiekh Salim Chishti
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Colorful saris
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The mosque
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Comic relief - a really old motor rickshaw
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