The Colours of India

19 official languages, 1652 dialects, home to 6 major religions, and over 1 billion people – India is truly a land of varied shades.

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  • The Diwan-e-Am at Agra Fort Set apart from the Red Fort by the extensive use of white marble as opposed to red sandstone, the Diwan-e-Am was the Hall of Public Audience at Agra Fort and the ...
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  • Welcome to India My memories of New Delhi International airport date back to around 1987 and the Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal. With 8 gates serviced by sky-walks the interna ...
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  • Welcome to New Delhi Here are two jumbos waiting to welcome every passenger about to embark on a voyage in India, with Junior greeting passers-by as mum watches on protectively. Elephants a ...
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  • The Umaid Bhawan Jodhpur’s Umaid Bhawan is an art-deco palace that sits on top of a hill in central Jodhpur. It has now been converted to a five-star hotel where people like you and me ca ...
  • The Bemoustached Rajput This was taken during my trip to India in January 2011. This gentleman is one of the many attendants at the City Palace in Jaipur. The city palace is home to the roy ...
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  • Anguri Bagh and the Diwan-e-Khas at Agra Fort The gardens of Anguri Bagh are laid out in the traditional bisected-square Mughal layout, and provided an ambient space to wander while talking ...
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  • The Fort on the Eagle's Hill Perched upon "Cheekh ka Teela" (the Eagle's Hill), the Jaigarh Fort looks down upon the royal complex of the Amber Fort in Jaipur. Jaigarh is connected to its ...
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  • The Ceiling of Akbar's Tomb Sikandra, the tomb of Emperor Akbar, the third Mughal Emperor (1542 – 1605) is a UNESCO world heritage site, and is even more magnificent than Humayun’s Tomb. ...
  • A condemned Emperor's View To say that the Mughals had a bit of family conflict might come as a bit of an understatement. The ascension of several of the emperors typically followed a bloody ...
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  • The ceiling of Humayun's Tomb One of the things about Mughal Architecture is their attention to detail in every aspect. When visiting one of their monuments, one would be well served to take ...
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  • The courtyard of kings Hidden away within the walls of this art-deco masterpiece is this court-yard in the Umaid Bhawan Palace. This piece of architecture brings together traditional Rajput ...
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  • Ganesh Pol - The Palace of Maharaja Man Singh I at the Amber Fort The centrepiece of the Amber Fort is the Palace of the Maharaja Man Singh I. Its façade is testament to the splendour of R ...
  • The Diwan-e-Am at the Amber Fort The concept of the Diwan-e-Am or “Hall of Public Audience” was not limited merely to the Mughals. The Rajputs employed the same concept too. This is the ...
  • The Qutb Minar Perspective lends itself to any tall structure – and to this image of the Qutb Minar which is the world’s tallest minaret, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the official s ...
  • Archways and acoustics These archways circumnavigate the exterior corridors of Sikandra, the tomb of Emperor Akbar in Agra. They are more than just pieces of artistic architecture, as I dis ...
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  • Arches and Minarets When one walks through the main gates of Sikandra, there is a sense of awe that comes over an individual. There is a sense that one is stepping onto holy ground - where ...
  • Jaigarh Framed I spent several years in the United States of America and have now lived for four years in Australia. Whenever, I mention to people that I’m from India, one of the most com ...
  • Palace of the Winds The facade of this building still makes one wonder what it must have been like in the peak of its glory. The Hawa Mahal or Palace of the Winds is one of Jaipur’s most ...
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  • The Marble Cloister The Amber Fort is full of interesting places to explore. Home of the Rajput kings from their glory days of the past, the fort is one of several fortified structures buil ...
  • The Gates of Sikandra Something about Mughal Emperor's from back in medieval India... they all have these grand tombs to leave their mark on the earth. One of the grandest is Sikandra - the ...
  • Welcome to Sikandra When you get past the gates, Sikandra welcomes you with its beautifully paved sandstone path which leads to the Emperor's Tomb. The elements of its design have a lot of ...
  • Welcome to the Amber Fort Rajasthan is full of forts. The Rajputs spent a lot of their time fighting the Mughals in the 14th through 17th centuries. Some forts are not very nice to visit. ...
  • The Gadsisar Lake Jaisalmer lies on the Western fringes of Rajasthan and India, deep in the Thar Desert. The Gadsisar Lake is one of three locations that draw tourists to Jaisalmer - the o ...
  • The Amber Fort The Amber Fort lies 11km from Jaipur and is one of the principal tourist attractions in the Jaipur area. It is located high on a hill, and was built by Raja Man Singh I. The ...
  • The Palace of Jahangir While the main drawcard of Agra might well be the Taj Mahal, its easy to forget that Agra has 3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites all fairly close to one another. Perched a ...
  • The Khas Mahal The Khas Mahal in New Delhi’s Red Fort is one of the best examples of the Mughal Architecture. Built by the fourth Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, this section of the Red Fort i ...
  • The Bastion of Freedom August 15th is celebrated in India as Independence Day... and it is at this site where the Indian tricolour was first hoisted in Independent India. The Red Fort or L ...
  • The Terrace of a Tomb Humayun’s Tomb is a world heritage site and all, it is quite a large structure in its own right, and is well worth a visit if you’re in New Delhi. To truly appreci ...
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  • The Khas Mahal The Khas Mahal in New Delhi’s Red Fort is one of the best examples of the Mughal Architecture. Built by the fourth Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, this section of the Red Fort i ...
  • An Audience with an Emperor The Red Fort in New Delhi is one of the most historic buildings in India. It is here that the Indian national flag was raised for the first time in Independent I ...
  • Char Bagh - the Bagaans at Humayun's Tomb The Mughal Emperors took the concept of mausoleum to a whole new level. Humayun’s Tomb is more than just a large monument. It is surrounded by a ...
  • The Sawan Pavilion The Red Fort complex has several very interesting features for all visitors to take in. One of the lesser celebrated features is the Sawan Pavilion pictured here, and th ...
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  • The Upper Level of Humayun's Tomb The tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun was commissioned by his wife Hamida Banu Begum in 1562 AD, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyath. It was the first gard ...
  • The Last Resting Place of an Emperor Every human being has a final destiny where he or she must meet their maker. This applies even for the greatest of monarchs. Pictured above is the final ...
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  • Temple of the Mother Goddess Those of you who know me closely are very familiar with my sentiments towards religion. During my last visit to India, I had the opportunity to visit both some ...
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  • The Qutb Complex The Qutb Complex is the general area around the Qutb Minar in New Delhi's south. While the centrepiece still remains the Qutb Minar, the complex itself offers a lot for a t ...
  • Humayun's Tomb Humayun’s Tomb is one of the many UNESCO world heritage sites in India that I had the pleasure to visit during my trip to India this year. Yet another example of the amazin ...
  • The Tomb of Iltutmish… from a slave to a king I just realised while looking through my collection of images from India that I either photographed a lot of palaces, forts or tomb. This is ...
  • First light at the Taj The structure needs no introduction. There are times when its best to view the Taj. When bathed in moonlight, it is said to be at its most breathtaking. Sunset brings ...
  • Welcome to Sikandra Having posted several images of his father’s tomb, and an image of the interior, it was merely a matter of time before I got around to posting a picture of the exterio ...
  • Sunrise in Agra Sometimes, you get lucky in life to be able to get something like this out of your camera that requires very little post processing.This is not an HDR image. I still had to ...
  • The Taj Mahal at Sunset This monument needs no introduction, but it did need a fair bit of post processing. This is the result after my third round of post-processing – this time, without ...
  • Dakshineshwar The waters of the Ganges are considered sacred among Hindus, and over the centuries, several very noteworthy temples have been erected by both kings and common men and women. ...

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