India, the mother of all travel destinations, if you haven’t seen it, you wouldn’t believe it.

Pre-Dawn at the Taj. We headed for a dawn viewing of the Taj from the river behind the main complex. It was a grey drizzly morning and I was a little disappointed, but I love this photo now that I have another look, it has an old world feel, kind of timeless and I’m now glad the weather wasn’t perfect. Who these women were we never found out, it was almost pitch black and they were just leaving as we arrived.

Midway between Agra and Jaipur is the ruined fort of Fatehpur Sikri. These two old guys seemed pretty happy with their lot, filling in the day perched on a ledge with a sharp drop outside.

The fort in Agra is totally overshadowed by it’s more famous next door neighbor. It is however one of the finest Moghul forts in all India and offers fantastic views of the Taj. We couldn’t believe our eyes when the clouds parted, the rain paused and the sun bounced off the white marble in the distance.

One of Delhi’s must see sights is the tomb of Mughul emperor Humayun. Built in the 16th century and still a gorgeous piece of architecture. His tomb has a filtered window that lights the room with a soft and gentle light, a very beautiful sight.

Much to the horror of our driver we insisted on stopping at a road side restaurant. He refused to eat anything, we ordered at random and get a fantastic spread of vegetarian soups, some breads, pakoras and other delicious Indian specialties.
The kitchen may have been rustic, but the food delicious.

Waiting for the road to clear and trying to read what was on the wall, this woman walked up, hitched her sari up and splashed through the puddle in front of us. We would have moved but she didn’t seem to mind. That’s India.
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All photos copyright Ross Duncan: rossduncan@mail.com
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The 2nd is so great!
Glad you enjoyed it, cheers
A few of these photos look like they are from another era. Well done.
Yes, I wonder how different India was 100 years ago, not that much I suspect in lots of places ( except the cars)..
FANTASTIC photos…..really capture the atmosphere!! Such a great Blog! x
Thanks Sophie, it’s great to hear from you and that you’re enjoying the journey.
Really great images my friend, well captured and presented 🙂 We recently came back from a journey to India so your images do bring back some great memories..I must get round to posting some of mine too.
Regards
Mark
Thanks Mark, I’m glad they bring back some happy memories for you, and yes, you must get around to posting some of your own soon.
cheers
Ross
Well chosen shots – B&W is tricky but I think you made a good choice for this set. Love the glowing Taj.
Hi, thanks for the comment, I agree that B&W can be tricky, also a bit of a cliche from India I think. Still, that wont stop me from posting a few more. 🙂