Incredible India (2)

On a more upbeat tone, this is about the Taj Mahal (more here ..)

I visited Agra for the third time and each time has been different. While last time we came in the early morning mist in a magical and mystic spirit, this time it seemed more like a colourful, open and friendly summer outing visiting an old cherished aunt. But we always stand completely in awe at this magnificent, beautiful and extremely elegant building with those fine marble carvings and perfect symmetry.

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This time I did not get the classic reflection image as the wind was making ripples on the water surface. However, we were on a weekday and off-season, so the crowds were not too bad.

                                                                   visitor relaxing on a bench in front of the marble inlay work
 
Looking for images away from the usual, I found gardeners cleaning out the cosmeas from the plantings and loading them onto a large bullock cart:

And I also found my parakeets on the entrance gate house to the Taj Mahal! Their green feathers make a nice contrast on the red sandstone that most Indian Mughal buildings are made of.

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