A lady in Red Saari carrying some water for Maintainance work @ Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (During a Foggy day of Feb'2011)

Lot of Tourists trying to capture Humayun's Tomb on a Foggy Day during Feb'2011 (Delhi, INDIA)

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An American Lady walking around Humyaun's Tomb in Delhi, INDIA

Few days back I met her at Humayun's Tomb and she wanted to ask something but hesitating to start.. First she started with a simple question about my Camera and introduced herself. She was travelling in various parts of India for last few days... She keenly observed some of the worker there who were doing some maintenance work at main Tomb... She was mainly worried if these people are completely going to change the monument or it's just few main pillars of the Tomb... Although she was appreciating their work and some of them were really changing the art-works on the walls... 


Suddenly after few minutes of conversation with this lady and I also thought about it ... and realized that soon we may see a new/Modern Humayun's Tomb if not maintained well !!!

Raw Material suppliers working at Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (During maintainance work in Feb'2011))

During one of my visits to Humayun's Tomb, repair work are going on and these two folks were helping in getting the raw material inside the campus and from their expressions I figured out that they wanted to click one of their photograph...


I clicked this one but I should have taken their address to post the hard copies... Now onwards I will make a habit of keeping address of folks who would want me to click their photographs...

Real Engineers of India who keep our monuments maintained : A person working at Humyun's Tomb, Delhi, INDIA

Every year Delhi Government spend a lot of Money of maintaining our heritage like Humayun's Tomb, Safdarjung Tomb etc and they need special care after such a long time after their construction. 


When I saw these people working there, I got to know about the fact that still skilled people are here in India and they are maintaining our Heritage !!! Sorry for not posting the photographs which had people actually craving those walls of Humayun's Tomb...

A tourist couple just entering into Humayun's Tomb on a foggy day at Delhi, INDIA

During Feb 2011, one of our friend was here in Delhi and we planned a week-end outing with him !! First we went to Humayun's Tomb in the morning and then moved to Old Fort near Pragati Maidaan. It was a foggy day and some of the tourists were disappointed with the whether ! But all of us enjoyed this day outing a lot !!

Early morning sunlight struggling through branches of a tree to reach lush green grounds of Humayun's Tomb !!!

I know it's not an impressive shot but this one of the decent shot I could get... I am really fan of such shots but never succeed :(

I should really work hard to get one in early morning ! It's really hard for me get up early in the morning but it's high time to think and try to get better shot.. Hope to catch a good shot soon and get back on same blog !

btw, I am visiting Hills of Himachal soon and it could be proved as a good opportunity to get such shot in early morning on the hills.. Suggestions to improve are welcome !!!

Tourists from various parts of the world @ Humayun's Tomb on a foggy day (Delhi, INDIA)

INDIA GATE in Capital City DELHI

The 42-metre tall India Gate is situated such that many important roads spread out from it. Traffic passing around India Gate used to be continuous until the roads were closed to the public due to terrorist threats.

Another view of India Gate from President's House @ Delhi

The India Gate is the national monument of India. It is one of the largest war memorials in India. Situated in the heart of New Delhi, India Gate was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Originally known as All India War Memorial, it is a prominent landmark in Delhi and commemorates the 90,000 soldiers of the erstwhile British Indian Army who lost their lives fighting for the British Indian Empire, or more correctly the British Empire in India British Raj in World War I and the Afghan Wars.It is made up of red sand stone and granite.

A view of India Gate from President's House @ Delhi

The India Gate is the national monument of India. It is one of the largest war memorials in India. Situated in the heart of New Delhi, India Gate was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Originally known as All India War Memorial, it is a prominent landmark in Delhi and commemorates the 90,000 soldiers of the erstwhile British Indian Army who lost their lives fighting for the British Indian Empire, or more correctly the British Empire in India British Raj in World War I and the Afghan Wars.It is made up of red sand stone and granite.

Sheesh Gumbad in the middle of Lodhi Garden (Shot during Scott Kelbey's Second-Annual Worldwide Photo Walk @ Lodhi Garden, New Delhi, INDIA)

As there is little architecture from these two periods remaining in India, Lodi Gardens is an important place of preservation. The tomb of Mohammed Shah is visible from the road and is the earliest structure in the gardens. The architecture is characterised by the octagonal chamber with stone chhajjas on the roof and guldastas on the corners.

Another tomb within the gardens is that of Sikander Lodi, which is similar to Mohammed Shah's tomb, though without the chhatris, it was built by his son Ibrahim Lodi in 1517, the last of Sultan of Delhi from Lodi dynasty, as he was defeated by Babur, First battle of Panipat in 1526, this laying the foundation of the Mughal Empire. His tomb is often mistaken to be the Sheesh Gumbad, and is actually situated in near the tehsil office in Panipat, close to the Dargah of Sufi saint Bu Ali Shah Qalandar. It is a simple rectangular structure on a high platform approached by a flight of steps. The tomb was renovated by the British, and an inscription mentioning Ibrahim Lodi’s defeat at the hands of Babur and the renovation was included in 1866...

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180 Degree View from main Entry gate to Taj Mahal...

Oopar-Neeche ek smaan : Tajmahal and its Reflection

Wah Taj Wah !!!

The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra which is located in Uttar Pradesh state of India. Tajmahal was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

The Taj Mahal is considered the finest example of Mughal architecture. It has a style that combines elements from Persian, Indian, and Islamic architectural styles. In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was cited as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage."

Jama Masjid surrounded by clouds @ Old Delhi

Flying Pigeon @ Jama Masjid, Delhi-6

Flying Pigeon @ Jama Masjid, Delhi-6

Another shot of Safdarjung Tomb, Delhi

View from backside of Safdarjung Tomb...

First attempt to Create HDR

This has been created using Photomatix...

In image processing, computer graphics, and photography, high dynamic range imaging (HDRI or just HDR) is a set of techniques that allows a greater dynamic range of luminances between light and dark areas of a scene than normal digital imaging techniques. The intention of HDRI is to accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes ranging from direct sunlight to shadows.

Tomb of Humayun - the second Mughal emperor

The actual tomb of Humayun - the second Mughal emperor.