First India trip: Kuchaman and Fatehpur Sikri


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April 16th 2005
Published: July 24th 2008
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Kuchaman is a fort on the edge of the Thar desert, not too far from Jaipur - an amazing place - solemn, haunting...Fatehpur Sikri is my favourite place, but have only one photo of it...


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Honour balconyHonour balcony
Honour balcony

In the center of the fort, a balcony from where the women and girls would throw themselves when invading armies were spotted riding over the Thar desert....a very still, solemn heart of the fort
Ancient pots Ancient pots
Ancient pots

the fort is a huge laybrinth on many levels - found these hiding in the alcoves high above my room ...


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