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Folk artists performing in front of 10th century old Mukteswar temple in Bhubaneswar to mark the World Heritage day on Tuesday. PTI Photo

 

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Built in 1528, Jamali Kamali Mosque in the Mehrauli Archaeological Park was built in the memory of the Sufi poet Jamali who lived during the reign of Sikandar Lodi. Delhi has its share of lessor known monuments that have little documented history. Some of them stand in isolation whereas many of them have been overwhelmed by a city bursting at its seams due to population pressures resulting in unauthorized encroachments.

This unnamed tomb is located in the residential area called Sadhna Enclave in Panchsheel Park. Identified as a tomb from the Lodi era due to its architectural similarities to buildings from that time period, this piece of history has been nearly been claimed by the settlement around it. (Vageesh Lall/HT Photo)

A big drain passing through the Mehrauli Archaeological Park poses a potential threat to the foundations of an unnamed early-Mughal era monument. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

Azim Khan’s Tomb was built in the the 17th century by the later Mughals and is located near the intersection of Mehraulli-Badarpur road and Anurvat road. Being placed a top a rock hill gives this monument a very prominent appearance making it almost symbolic of this area in South Delhi yet its history is not well known. (Vageesh Lall/HT Photo)

Tomb of Khane-i-Khana is located in Nizamuddin East and was built in the honour of Abdul Rahim Khane-i-Khana who was one of the Navratnas of Akbar’s court. It is currently under extensive restoration to restore its former glory under a public-private partnership. (Vageesh Lall/HT Photo)

Bijay Mandal ruins which are located in Begumpur village were part of Jahanpanah. According to Ibn Batuta, the medieval historian, this structure served as a large public audience hall while other records claim it was built to monitor troops of the Tughlaq dynasty. (Vageesh Lall/HT Photo)

Neela Gumbad is one of the oldest remnants of the Mughal era in Delhi. Completed in 1625, it is located next to the Nizamuddin Railway Station behind the Humayun tomb complex. (Vageesh Lall/HT Photo)

Lal Gumbad was built in the memory of Shaikh Kabbiruddin Auliya a Sufi poet who lived during the reign of the Tughlaqs. A beautiful sandstone structure, it is considered to be a small scale replica of the tomb of Ghiyasuddin Tughluq and is located in Malviya Nagar. (Vageesh Lall/HT Photo)

Do Sirhiya Monument in New Delhi is a lessor known Lodhi-era monument located in Nizamuddin Basti completely surrounded by houses. (Sanchit Khanna/Ht photo)

Talkatora Monument inside the Talkatora Gardens has some sections that have broken away with time. (Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)

 

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In the erstwhile princely state of Aundh, home of the Pant Pratinidhi dynasty, tucked away 50 km inside the Western Maharashtra town of Satara

A generation of mahouts devoted to Gajraj: Wahid and Javed, and their father Rahimatullah (extreme right) with Gajraj the elephant. | Photo Credit: Shoumojit Banerjee

 

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Maybe because of the back-ground music, i became emotional watching the video. I m not sure if this 's been posted before.

Jai Maharastra
Jai Hind

 

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Summer woes: Animals suffer the most in places where there is water shortage. Sheep flock to the Manikandam pond, the only water source, on the outskirts of Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu. Photo: A. Muralitharan

A drone sprayer operating on a paddy field in Raichur.

Now, farmers in Raichur district can use drones for agriculture purpose. Normally, it is the Police Department that uses such equipment to capture aerial photographs for security purpose.

 

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Every Thursday, the ruins of Feroz Shah Kotla, along Delhi’s Outer Ring Road, bears witness to a durbar of a different kind. With the sultans having long moved into history pages, it is the Djinns which now hold court here, tending to the faithful and their wishes. And the faithful are many – they come carrying gifts of incense, rice, lamps and candles. The gifts and longings are laid bare at the altar of djinns, the celestial beings believed to be made from fire, just as humans were from clay. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)

It is believed that wishes made to the Djinns in a letter or a prayer come true. Just like humans, djinns too can be good and bad. But Kotla, the citadel built by Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq in the 14th century, houses only the good ones, insists its Thursday visitors. The practice of writing to the Djinns in Kotla, historians say, gained popularity in the late 1970s when a fakir named Laddoo Shah started living in the ruins. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)

A devotee offers prayers in the ruins of the Feroz Shah Kotla Mosque, in New Delhi. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)

Popular belief goes that “Laat (pillar) Waale Baba”, the chief of the Kotla djinns, dwells in the Minar-e-Zarreen. Letters written to him are left tied to the railing protecting the pillar. People crane through the railing to touch the pillar as the urban legend has it that touching the pillar while making a wish will make it comes true. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)

The faithful are many – people come carrying gifts of incense, rice, lamps and candles; a prayer on their lips and a wish in their hearts. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)

As dusk nears, many make their way to the top of the pyramid-like structure on which stands the Minar-e-Zarreen, a 13.1-metre tall, highly polished sandstone pillar. It was originally erected by Emperor Ashoka in Ambala in the 3rd century BC and centuries later shifted to Kotla on the orders of Tughlaq. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)

The labyrinths of passage ways and cave-like rooms have a plethora of locks tied to the gates; each lock imprisons a wish, a supplication made to the Djinns. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)

On Thursdays, the entry ticket fee of Rs 5 (Kotla is a protected monument) is waived as believers line up to pay obeisance to the Djinns. The belief is that once your wish is granted, you have to complete seven cycles of Djjin worshipping. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)

Although the supplicants are mostly Muslims...Hindus, Sikhs and Christians too come here to seek the intervention of these magical creatures. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)

The altars and alcoves of the fort are covered with letters that tell of lost love, broken promises, family betrayals and the heartfelt wishes of one who feels forsaken by all others. Issues of family, money and squabbles are relinquished into the care of the djinns for their timely intervention. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)

The cave-like rooms of Kotla are pitch black and each has an altar coated with soot from years of burning incense and lamps. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)

Kites have the right of the way around the Masjid located next to the Minar-e-Zarreen. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)

Every Thursday, people from different parts of Delhi bring food to distribute among the people who visit the fort in large numbers. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)

All that remains of the grand old mosque, whose beauty so overawed Timur that he built a replica of it in Samarkand, are a few weather-ravaged pillars, the entry dome and the steps leading to it. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)

 

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Incredible goa

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Incredible goa

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What a cringeworthy video. She went to Goa and got taught yoga by 2 White girls.

 

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UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath meeting with a Christian delegation in Lucknow. (PTI)

 

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Incredible Mumbai

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Incredible Mumbai

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Thanks.

But I am more of a person you would tag in pictures of Sasan Gir and Ranthanbore rather skyscrapers.

 

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Incredible Mumbai

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Epic, specially the two oceanic towers, we have one like these in karachi, the ubl building..... sultan ke mumbai, if u knw what i mean...

 

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Epic, specially the two oceanic towers, we have one like these in karachi, the ubl building..... sultan ke mumbai, if u knw what i mean...

Booming Mumbai

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Incredible Mumbai

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Amazing city

 

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A potter makes earthen containers to store water as the summer heat intensifies across the desert state of Rajasthan, in Ajmer.