Northern India, 12-29 October 2007
Sikandra
The Mughal emperor Akbar is buried in this village just north of Agra.
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Beautiful and colorful mosaics inside the entrance leading down to the tomb
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... monkeys ...
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... deer ...
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Akbar's mausoleum, in the middle of charbagh (paradise garden)
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In the garden are egrets....
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The mausoleum
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Mausoleum and monkey
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The south gate
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Exuberant polychrome mosaics in all sorts of different patterns
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... and parakeets.
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Main gateway to Akbar's mausoleum
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Akbar's mausoleum
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Central arch of the gateway
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Colorful mosaics
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