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India : Heritage

This is an attempt to present some of India's ancient heritage - its glorious palaces, forts and temples. I am a certified history nut and am never happier than when pottering around such buildings, often in ruins, camera in hand. I stop to think about what life must have been like in the good old days when such buildings were filled with the sounds of laughter and bravery and life.

Although these buildings are awesome in themselves, I usually try to include the human element in my photographs, just to give a context to each of them. It might just be a face peeping out of a window or a figure in the distance but I believe that they add value to the image, which would otherwise be just of buildings which are "lifeless"...
A thick veil of stone
A thick veil of stone
Down to the stepwell
Down to the stepwell
Vantage point at Qutub
Vantage point at Qutub
A welcoming gate
A welcoming gate
Gate within a gate
Gate within a gate
Pure gold!
Pure gold!
Going on and on....
Going on and on....
A glimpse of Hawa Mahal
A glimpse of Hawa Mahal
My tilted world view!
My tilted world view!
Dressed for the party
Dressed for the party
Looking up in awe
Looking up in awe
First glimpse of the Konark temple
First glimpse of the Konark temple
The loner at the temple
The loner at the temple
The facade of Hawa Mahal
The facade of Hawa Mahal
Mehrangarh rising up
Mehrangarh rising up
Peeping from the balcony
Peeping from the balcony
Reflection between pillars
Reflection between pillars
Man and monument reflected
Man and monument reflected
Reaching for the skies
Reaching for the skies
View from Bundi palace
View from Bundi palace
Sweeper at work
Sweeper at work
The sun temple at Konark
The sun temple at Konark
The wheel of time?
The wheel of time?
Windows waiting to open
Windows waiting to open
Qutub Minar
Qutub Minar
A peek though the pillars
A peek though the pillars
A lazy morning among the ruins
A lazy morning among the ruins
Colors of the Lotus Mahal
Colors of the Lotus Mahal
Pillar at the Hazar Rama temple
Pillar at the Hazar Rama temple
Through the arch
Through the arch
Welcome to Somnathpur
Welcome to Somnathpur
Inside Sawantwadi Palace
Inside Sawantwadi Palace