Hi every one, I would like to tell you something about my India Tours. When I was in Agra I really felt that I am in a heaven on the earth. You know Taj Mahal Trip (Same Day Agra Trip), what should I say about it? It is really a beautiful poem on the white Marble. At Agra I really bound with the amazing, surprising, unforgettable and uncompressible beauty of Taj Mahal.
Taj Mahal, the seventh wonder of the world…Located at the southern end of the city on the banks of the Yamuna River, the site where the Taj stands belonged to a Hindu nobleman, Raja Man Singh. Abdul Rehman Lahori, the court historian recorded that five million rupees were spent on the building – a king’s ransom in those days. Once complete, the upkeep of the mausoleum and its 42-acre garden was funded with the revenue obtained from 30 neighboring villages. There are three lofty gateways to the Taj Mahal complex. The central portal is richly decorated with floral arabesques and is inscribed with passages from the Koran. A huge forecourt leads onto a lush garden, which is divided by an aqueduct.
The main monument is a two-storied octagonal building with a huge rotunda as its crowning glory. Four sky-scraper tall minarets position themselves as sentries on each side of the monument – all built out of brick and encased in marble. The graves of the celebrated duo, Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal are housed in the catacomb below. The Taj is remarkable for its perfect proportions and rich pietra dura, and every minutia in the monument has been etched with consummate skill. In a nutshell, the Taj is the ‘Embodiment of the Islamic Concept of Paradise’.
It is unmistakable that Shah Jahan conceptualized the Taj Mahal as ‘heaven on earth’. As you enter the gates of the Taj, it is like an ingression into heaven. The watercourses divide the garden into quadrants. It was Babur who had introduced the Char-Bagh (four-garden) concept into India. The imagery is threefold: it is a symbol of paradise to reward the faithful; an oasis from the dry desert heat; and a summation of the secular tradition of the royal pleasure garden. And the watercourse, which divides the garden into four, epitomizes both, the life source and the meeting of man and God.
In this context, the spacious lawns surrounding the Taj Mahal become as important as the mausoleum itself. Your India Tours to Taj Mahal Trip definitely leaves you mesmerize, a ‘Paradise on Earth’ really summarizes its ethereal appeal – the monument rivals any of the other wonders of the world.
It would be great pleasure to go on India Vacations to visit Taj Mahal during this fest; Taj Mahal comes alive with culture and traditions. Taj Mahotsav provides an opportunity to its artisans to perform their art and craft. You can actually purchase crafts which include wood carvings from Saharanpur, handmade carpets of Badohi, and the pottery of Khurja, chicken-work of Lucknow, the silk of Banares and much more.
Through Taj Mahotsav, performers get a platform to showcase profusion of folk music and dances of Dundelkhand, 'Nautanki' (Drama), 'Sapera' dance of Rajasthan, Lavani of Maharashtra.
You know India is the country with many wonders. India will give you lots of beautiful memories which will make a home in your hearts.
