....where this is?
This photo
shows what most people think of when they hear "India". The Taj Mahal was begun in 1630 by Emperor Shan Jahan
as a tomb for his beloved wife, who died giving birth to their 14th
child. He described the construction thus:
Should guilty seek asylum here,
Like one pardoned, he becomes free from sin.
Should a sinner make his way to this mansion,
All his past sins are to be washed away.
The sight of this mansion creates sorrowing sighs;
And the sun and the moon shed tears from their eyes.
In this world this edifice has been made;
To display thereby the creator's glory.
Like one pardoned, he becomes free from sin.
Should a sinner make his way to this mansion,
All his past sins are to be washed away.
The sight of this mansion creates sorrowing sighs;
And the sun and the moon shed tears from their eyes.
In this world this edifice has been made;
To display thereby the creator's glory.
This is the classic view, but better ones are had from across the river from the other side.
