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The Laxmi Narayan Temple , Birla Temple, New Delhi, India c1945. Current structure built 1939 in New Delhi, India. The construction dedicated to Laxmi Narayan started in 1933, built by industrialist and philanthropist, Baldeo Das Birla of the Birla family, thus, the temple is also known as Birla Temple, locally. The famous temple is accredited to have been inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1939. At that time, Mahatma Gandhi kept a condition that the temple would not be restricted to the Hindus and people from every caste would be allowed inside. (info from Wikipedia)

It was developed as a showpiece of Lutyens' Delhi featuring a Central Business District. Named after the Duke of Connaught, the construction work was started in 1929 and completed in 1933. It was renamed as the Rajiv Chowk after the late Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. (info from Wikipedia)

Lal Qil'ah - The Red Fort in present day Delhi, India, a 17th century fort complex constructed by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the walled city of Old Delhi. Image scanned from a 'daylight frame' contact print original image approx size 8cm x 5cm

Lal Qil'ah - The Red Fort in present day Delhi, India, a 17th century fort complex constructed by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the walled city of Old Delhi. (info from Wikipedia) Image scanned from a 'daylight frame' contact print original image approx size 8cm x 5cm

Located 4 km from Connaught Circus, South Delhi, the walls of the Old Fort are 18 meters high at some points and there are groups of holes arranged in patterns on the walls, which were apparently meant to be nesting spaces for birds. The Old Fort has three majestic gates: the Humayun Darwaza, the Bara Darwaza, the Talaqi Darwaza. The fort has an irregular octagonal shape. Old Fort is evidence to the glory of the Mughal architecture. The Purana Quila was built by Humayun in an attempt to build a city of his own. Old Fort is said to guard the ruins of the city of Indraprastha that is mentioned in the Mahabharata.

The Jantra Mantra (literally the 'instrument and formula' and often called the Jantar Mantar), is located in the modern city of New Delhi, Delhi. It consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments, built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur, from 1724 onwards and is one of five built by him, as he was given by Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah the task of revising the calendar and astronomical tables. There is plaque fixed on one of the structures in the Jantar Mantar observatory in New Delhi that was placed there in 1910 mistakenly dating the construction of the complex to the year 1710. Later research, though, suggests 1724 as the actual year of construction. The primary purpose of the observatory was to compile astronomical tables, and to predict the times and movements of the sun, moon and planets. Some of these purposes nowadays would be classified as astronomy. (info from Wikepedia)

The Jantra Mantra (literally the 'instrument and formula' and often called the Jantar Mantar), is located in the modern city of New Delhi, Delhi. It consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments, built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur, from 1724 onwards and is one of five built by him, as he was given by Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah the task of revising the calendar and astronomical tables. There is plaque fixed on one of the structures in the Jantar Mantar observatory in New Delhi that was placed there in 1910 mistakenly dating the construction of the complex to the year 1710. Later research, though, suggests 1724 as the actual year of construction. The primary purpose of the observatory was to compile astronomical tables, and to predict the times and movements of the sun, moon and planets. Some of these purposes nowadays would be classified as astronomy. (info from Wikepedia)

The Laxmi Narayan Temple , Birla Temple, New Delhi, India c1945. Current structure built 1939 in New Delhi, India. The construction dedicated to Laxmi Narayan started in 1933, built by industrialist and philanthropist, Baldeo Das Birla of the Birla family, thus, the temple is also known as Birla Temple, locally. The famous temple is accredited to have been inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1939. At that time, Mahatma Gandhi kept a condition that the temple would not be restricted to the Hindus and people from every caste would be allowed inside. (info from Wikipedia) Image scanned from 8cm x 5cm 'daylight frame' contact print made in 1945

The Laxmi Narayan Temple , Birla Temple, New Delhi, India c1945. Current structure built 1939 in New Delhi, India. The construction dedicated to Laxmi Narayan started in 1933, built by industrialist and philanthropist, Baldeo Das Birla of the Birla family, thus, the temple is also known as Birla Temple, locally. The famous temple is accredited to have been inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1939. At that time, Mahatma Gandhi kept a condition that the temple would not be restricted to the Hindus and people from every caste would be allowed inside. (info from Wikipedia). Image scanned from 8cm x 5cm 'daylight frame' contact print made in 1945

The Laxmi Narayan Temple , Birla Temple, New Delhi, India c1945. Current structure built 1939 in New Delhi, India. The construction dedicated to Laxmi Narayan started in 1933, built by industrialist and philanthropist, Baldeo Das Birla of the Birla family, thus, the temple is also known as Birla Temple, locally. The famous temple is accredited to have been inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1939. At that time, Mahatma Gandhi kept a condition that the temple would not be restricted to the Hindus and people from every caste would be allowed inside. (info from Wikipedia)

The Laxmi Narayan Temple , Birla Temple, New Delhi, India c1945. Current structure built 1939 in New Delhi, India. The construction dedicated to Laxmi Narayan started in 1933, built by industrialist and philanthropist, Baldeo Das Birla of the Birla family, thus, the temple is also known as Birla Temple, locally. The famous temple is accredited to have been inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1939. At that time, Mahatma Gandhi kept a condition that the temple would not be restricted to the Hindus and people from every caste would be allowed inside. (info from Wikipedia)

The Qutub Minar, constructed with red sandstone and marble, is the tallest minaret in India, with a height of 72.5 meters (237.8 ft), contains 379 stairs to reach the top, the diameter of the base is 14.3 meters whereas the last store is of 2.7 meters. (info from Wikipedia)

Dehra Dun Station

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