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The temples of Khajuraho are India's unique gift to the world, representing,
as they do, a paean to life, to love, to joy; perfect in execution and sublime
in expression. Life, in every form and mood, has been capured in stone,
testifying not only to the craftsman's artistry but also to the extraordinary
breadth of vision of the Chandela Rajputs under whose rule the temples were
conceived and constructed.
The crowning glory of Oriya temple architecture, the 13th century Sun temple
also known as ' the Black Pagoda', comes with a baggage of centuries - old
myths and legends. Legends say that Samba, the son of Lord Krishna, was
afflicted by leprosy, brought about by his father's curse on him. After
12 years of penance, he was cured by Surya, the Sun God, in whose honour
he built this temple.
The origins of Qutab Minar are shrouded in controversy. Some believe it
was erected as a tower of victory to signify the beginning of the Muslim
rule in India. Others say it served as a minaret to the muezzins to call
the faithful to prayer. No one can, however, dispute that the tower is not
only one of the finest monuments in India, but also in the world.
Agra, the city of the Taj Mahal and once the capital of the Mughal empire,
has several monuments which display the splendour of Mughal architecture.
It was here that Babar, the founder of the dynasty, had the first formal
Persian garden laid out on the banks of the river Yamuna. Akbar, his grandson,
raised the towering ramparts of the great Red Fort, within whose walls Jahangir
built rose-red palaces, courts and gardens, and which Shahajahan embellished
with marble mosques, palaces and pavilions of gem-inlaid white marble.
Maharaja Umaid Singhji who built this palace was fascinated with western
lifestyles so he marshalled the services of a well-known Edwardian architect,
Henry Vaughan Lanchester, a creditable equal of Edward Lutyens (architect
of New Delhi) to construct a three hundred and forty seven roomed Umaid
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