Agra: Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Train Transport & the Passing Scene
March 7th 2009 The Taj Mahal is indeed impressive with its massive marble structure looming large against a blue sky backdrop and looking different depending upon the light of day. The Taj was built on the banks of Hinduism's second holiest river, Yamuna, by Emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial for his second wife who died giving birth to their 14th child in 1631. Construction began in the same year and was not co
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