More pictures of Delhi

We spent one afternoon seeing the Jama Masjid, the Great Mosque, and the Red Fort.  The mosque, completed in 1658, is the largest in India; its enormous courtyard can hold 25,000 worshippers.

Entrance to the Jama Masjid	The Jama Masjid
The courtyard of the Great Mosque	Inside the mosque
Old Delhi and cricket players seen from Jama Masjid	Red Fort seen from Jama Masjid

We then took an autorickshaw across Old Delhi to see the Red Fort, which was completed in 1658 by the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan, Humayun's grandson and builder of the Taj Mahal.
 
"The Mughals (the Persian word for Mongols) was an empire that at its greatest territorial extent ruled most of the Indian subcontinent, then known as Hindustan, and parts of what is now Afghanistan and Iran (Balochistan), between 1526 and 1707." ... "The British Empire finally dissolved the Mughal Empire in 1857, immediately prior to which it existed only at the sufferance of the British East India Company." (Mughal Empire  Wikipedia)

The Red Fort	Hall of public audiences
Hall of private audiences	Pillars and guard in hall of private audiences

The next day, we spent the morning at the Crafts Museum, a fascinating place, with all sorts of craft articles from all over India.  In addition, there is an open-air museum (along the lines of Stockholm's famous Skansen) with old houses from around the country.  There is also a crafts market within the museum area.  

Rider on bull	A multi-armed god (maybe Vishnu)
Amazing mosaic dish	Beautiful Varanasi saris
Hut from the Nicobar Islands	Musicians entertaining the museum guests with a great deal of charm and showmanship

We highly recommend a visit to the Crafts Museum.

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