{"id":9068,"date":"2015-10-12T11:40:36","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T06:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inditales.com\/?p=9068"},"modified":"2022-11-11T16:50:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T11:20:49","slug":"taj-mahal-photogenic-monument-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inditales.com\/taj-mahal-photogenic-monument-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Taj Mahal \u2013 Most Photogenic Monument Of The World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cameras were not yet born when the Taj Mahal was built. But some prophecy must have told its builders to build something that every camera and camera holder would love.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_72 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" 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href=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/taj-mahal-photogenic-monument-world\/#Finesse\" title=\"Finesse\">Finesse<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/taj-mahal-photogenic-monument-world\/#Economy\" title=\"Economy\">Economy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/taj-mahal-photogenic-monument-world\/#Practical_Tips_to_visit_the_Taj_Mahal\" title=\"Practical Tips to visit the Taj Mahal\">Practical Tips to visit the Taj Mahal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/taj-mahal-photogenic-monument-world\/#What_to_read\" title=\"What to read\">What to read<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/taj-mahal-photogenic-monument-world\/#Read_more\" title=\"Read more\">Read more<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27185\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-agra-india.jpg\" alt=\"Taj Mahal most photogenic monument\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-agra-india.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-agra-india-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-agra-india-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-agra-india-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-agra-india-559x420.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>The way they have given an outward slant to the Minar&#8217;s so that they look straight in perspective or the way they have joined together simple elements that when put together look so elegant is just what the cameras today love.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27186\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27186 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-entrance-red-sand-stone.jpg\" alt=\"Entrance Gate of Taj Mahal\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-entrance-red-sand-stone.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-entrance-red-sand-stone-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-entrance-red-sand-stone-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-entrance-red-sand-stone-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-entrance-red-sand-stone-559x420.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Entrance Gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When I was traveling through <a href=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/chandratal-lake-lahaul-spiti-valley\/\">Spiti Valley<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/first-thoughts-on-himachal-pradesh\/\">Himachal<\/a>, I was told that you do not need to be a photographer, you can point your camera anywhere and you are bound to get a good picture \u2013 for the place is so damn beautiful that it is nearly impossible to get a bad picture. I could say the same words about Taj as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You just point your camera toward this pristine white building and you cannot go wrong with your picture.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27187\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27187\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-first-view.jpg\" alt=\"First View of Taj from the arch of the Gate\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-first-view.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-first-view-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-first-view-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-first-view-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-first-view-559x420.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First View of the Taj from the arch of the Gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can click the Taj from the front, from the back, from the side, from a distance, or from close up, you will always smile at the result. You can go in different seasons or at different times of the day to get a different background and the white Mahal would reflect a bit of surrounding to give you a different mood, to make you feel as if you are meeting a different building while remaining distinctly just that.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9093\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9093\" style=\"width: 749px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9093 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-panorama.jpg\" alt=\"Panoramic view from Mehtab Bagh\" width=\"749\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-panorama.jpg 749w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-panorama-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-panorama-610x165.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panoramic view from Mehtab Bagh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27188\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27188\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27188 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-corner-view.jpg\" alt=\"The Corner View that tells you it is Octagonal\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-corner-view.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-corner-view-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-corner-view-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-corner-view-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-corner-view-559x420.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Corner View that tells you it is Octagonal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Iconic_Taj_Mahal_images\"><\/span>Iconic Taj Mahal images<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27212\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27212\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27212 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-iconic-view.jpg\" alt=\"An iconic view of Taj Mahal\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-iconic-view.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-iconic-view-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-iconic-view-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-iconic-view-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-iconic-view-559x420.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An iconic view of the Taj Mahal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I also noticed that the way the walkways are allowed around, almost everyone gets a clean image of the monument. In fact, later at the UP Travel Writer\u2019s conclave in Lucknow, I got to hear that the authorities have made sure that visitors can always get their iconic Taj Mahal image and nothing comes between them and the monument. I was thankful and I was impressed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27190\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27190\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27190\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-jali-calligraphy.jpg\" alt=\"Jali Work, Inlay Work, Calligraphy on the side walls\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-jali-calligraphy.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-jali-calligraphy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-jali-calligraphy-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-jali-calligraphy-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-jali-calligraphy-559x420.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jali Work, Inlay Work, and Calligraphy on the side walls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27191\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27191\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27191\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-floral-pattern-inlay.jpg\" alt=\"Floral Inlay work that used to have precious stones\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-floral-pattern-inlay.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-floral-pattern-inlay-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-floral-pattern-inlay-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-floral-pattern-inlay-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-floral-pattern-inlay-559x420.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Floral Inlay work that used to have precious stones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27192\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27192\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27192\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-inlay-work-detail.jpg\" alt=\"Geometric borders in Yellow &amp; Grey inlay work\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-inlay-work-detail.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-inlay-work-detail-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-inlay-work-detail-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-inlay-work-detail-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-inlay-work-detail-559x420.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geometric borders in Yellow &amp; Grey inlay work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27193\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27193\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27193\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-floral-inlay-corner.jpg\" alt=\"Floral Corners - mostly restored\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-floral-inlay-corner.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-floral-inlay-corner-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-floral-inlay-corner-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-floral-inlay-corner-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-floral-inlay-corner-559x420.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Floral Corners &#8211; mostly restored<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27194\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27194\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27194\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-geometric-pattern-inlay.jpg\" alt=\"Plain Squares with geometric borders\" width=\"640\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-geometric-pattern-inlay.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-geometric-pattern-inlay-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-geometric-pattern-inlay-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-geometric-pattern-inlay-552x420.jpg 552w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plain Squares with geometric borders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27195\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27195\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27195\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-marble-carving-decor.jpg\" alt=\"Carved Marble decorations\" width=\"640\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-marble-carving-decor.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-marble-carving-decor-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-marble-carving-decor-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-marble-carving-decor-615x420.jpg 615w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27195\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carved Marble decorations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27196\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27196\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27196 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-wall-details.jpg\" alt=\"Play of marble carving and inlay on a border that goes around the base of\u00a0Taj\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-wall-details.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-wall-details-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-wall-details-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-wall-details-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-wall-details-559x420.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Play of marble carving and inlay on a border that goes around the base<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Finesse\"><\/span>Finesse<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you look at the parts of the Taj Mahal in isolation \u2013 they are quite simple. There are no complicated carvings. Even the inlay work is simple \u2013 it is the finesse that it is done with that makes it special. The way all the pieces come together to be a masterpiece is worth appreciating. If I have to translate it into Management Jargon, it is a perfect example of average workers coming together as a brilliant team.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27197\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27197\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27197\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-mosque-minar.jpg\" alt=\"White Minar contrasting with the red of the mosque\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-mosque-minar.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-mosque-minar-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-mosque-minar-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-mosque-minar-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-mosque-minar-559x420.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">White Minar contrasting with the red of the mosque<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27198\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27198\" style=\"width: 481px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27198 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-white-blue.jpg\" alt=\"All White view of Taj Mahal\" width=\"481\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-white-blue.jpg 481w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-white-blue-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-white-blue-316x420.jpg 316w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All White view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27199\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27199\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27199\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-white.jpg\" alt=\"How the Minar's frame the Taj\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-white.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-white-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-white-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-white-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-white-559x420.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How the Minar frame the Taj<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27200\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27200\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27200\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-minar-detail.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of the Minar - a window, a door, a parapet, and delicate carving and of course inlay work\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-minar-detail.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-minar-detail-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-minar-detail-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-minar-detail-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-minar-detail-559x420.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Detail of the Minar &#8211; a window, a door, a parapet, and delicate carving and of course inlay work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I enjoyed playing with the Minar angles and clicking through the arches.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27201\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27201\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27201 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-entrance-arch-view.jpg\" alt=\"Entrance gate view through the corridor arch\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-entrance-arch-view.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-entrance-arch-view-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-entrance-arch-view-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-entrance-arch-view-557x420.jpg 557w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Entrance gate view through the corridor arch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27202\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27202\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27202\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-arched-corridors-red-sand-stone.jpg\" alt=\"Red arched corridor and the corner tiered watchtower\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-arched-corridors-red-sand-stone.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-arched-corridors-red-sand-stone-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-arched-corridors-red-sand-stone-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-arched-corridors-red-sand-stone-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-arched-corridors-red-sand-stone-559x420.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red arched corridor and the corner-tiered watchtower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27203\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27203\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27203\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-entrance-detail.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of the red sandstone entrance gate of Taj Mahal\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-entrance-detail.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-entrance-detail-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-entrance-detail-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-entrance-detail-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-entrance-detail-559x420.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Detail of the red sandstone entrance gate of the Taj Mahal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27204\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27204\" style=\"width: 481px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27204\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-corners-red-sand-stone.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant watchtowers in Red Sandstone\" width=\"481\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-corners-red-sand-stone.jpg 481w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-corners-red-sand-stone-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-corners-red-sand-stone-316x420.jpg 316w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elegant watchtowers in Red Sandstone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27205\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27205\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27205\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-mosque-mehtab-bagh.jpg\" alt=\"West facing Mosque in red Sandstone\" width=\"640\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-mosque-mehtab-bagh.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-mosque-mehtab-bagh-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-mosque-mehtab-bagh-637x420.jpg 637w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">West-facing Mosque in red Sandstone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27206\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27206\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27206 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-mosque-mirror-image.jpg\" alt=\"A mirror image of Mosque to give symmetry\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-mosque-mirror-image.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-mosque-mirror-image-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-mosque-mirror-image-632x420.jpg 632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A mirror image of the Mosque gives symmetry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I liked the Red sandstone as much as the sparkling white of the Taj. Yes, the white shines through and shimmers as sun rays play with it, but the Red sandstone has an elegance that is difficult to match.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27207\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27207\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27207 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-taj-khema-view.jpg\" alt=\"View from Taj Khema\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-taj-khema-view.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-taj-khema-view-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from Taj Khema<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Economy\"><\/span>Economy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whenever I visit these monuments that have a whole economy running around them, they bring prominence to the region by sheer presence, I feel the greatest contribution of such monuments is that they still continue to be a source of livelihood for so many and a thing of joy for even more.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27208\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27208\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27208 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-front-face-detail.jpg\" alt=\"Details of front facade\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-front-face-detail.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-front-face-detail-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-front-face-detail-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-front-face-detail-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-front-face-detail-559x420.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Details of the front facade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These creations may have served a small purpose in their creator\u2019s life, but for generations, they feed the people who take care of them, people who tell their stories to the visitors, and even more important than that is the joy it fills in the people who visit it. I saw people looking at it as a dream come true. There were many who saved for years to be able to visit the Taj. I saw the excitement on their faces as they stood in long queues to get the first glimpse of the monument. It was a pleasure to see them posed with an ear-to-ear smiles on their faces \u2013 just as they had dreamt of for years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27209\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27209\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27209 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-garden-view.jpg\" alt=\"Garden view of Taj Mahal\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-garden-view.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-garden-view-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-garden-view-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-garden-view-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-garden-view-559x420.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garden view of the monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Those 22,000 builders of the monument must be smiling somewhere in the sky looking at the creation they left the world with. And a creation that was fortunate to catch the world\u2019s eye in a way that is well taken care of.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practical_Tips_to_visit_the_Taj_Mahal\"><\/span>Practical Tips to visit the Taj Mahal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27210\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27210\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27210 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-base-yamuna.jpg\" alt=\"The base of Taj Mahal from Yamuna Front in Agra\" width=\"640\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-base-yamuna.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-base-yamuna-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The base of the monument from Yamuna Front in Agra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do visit it early morning if possible, as soon as the sun rises and the gates are opened for the public.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27211\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27211\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27211 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-morning-light.jpg\" alt=\"Morning Light on the monument\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-morning-light.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-morning-light-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-morning-light-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-morning-light-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-morning-light-559x420.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morning Light on the monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Visit once when the sun is setting. I visited it from the Mehtab Bagh in the evening. And you get pretty good shots from there too, including the two red buildings on its side.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you can, plan to visit during a full moon night and go for the evening view. For me, this is still pending.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you want to see the real graves of the couple \u2013 Shahjahan and Mumtaj Mahal, visit it when the underground chamber is opened to the public once a year. Since they follow a lunar calendar you need to check the date in the year you plan to visit.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Avoid going on Saturday morning, as the water in the fountain, channels are filled on Saturday. And you would miss your reflection shots on this day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27213\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27213 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-front-detail.jpg\" alt=\"Another detail of the Taj Mahal Front facade\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-front-detail.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-front-detail-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-front-detail-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-front-detail-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-front-detail-559x420.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another detail of the Front Facade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I visited the Taj Mahal more than 30 years ago as a primary school kid. I had some vivid memories of visiting it. It was not so isolated then, we could just take a rickshaw or a Tonga to its gate. Buy a ticket and walk in. Today you probably need a full day to visit it.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_read\"><\/span>What to read<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27214\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27214\" style=\"width: 481px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27214 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-reflection.jpg\" alt=\"Taj Mahal reflecting in the water\" width=\"481\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-reflection.jpg 481w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-reflection-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/inditales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taj-mahal-reflection-316x420.jpg 316w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reflecting on the water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is so much written about the UNESCO World Heritage site. I have nothing much to add. Go to the ASI website for the most authentic information or other World Heritage Sites in India.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Read_more\"><\/span>Read more<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recommended you read Places to Visit nearby and in Uttar Pradesh on my Travel Blog.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/fatehpur-sikri-city-saints-blessings\/\">Fatehpur Sikri &#8211; city rooted in Saint&#8217;s blessings<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/itmad-ud-daula-tomb-a-daughters-tribute\/\"><strong>Itmad-Ud-Daula Tomb &#8211; a daughter&#8217;s tribute<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/on-the-ghats-of-ganga-in-varanasi\/\"><strong>The rhythm of Chaos on the ghats of Ganga in Varanasi<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/ganga-aarti-dashashwamedh-ghat-varanasi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Evening Aarti at the ghats of Ganga, Varanasi<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inditales.com\/kabir-in-kashi\/\">Finding Kabir in Kashi<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cameras were not yet born when the Taj Mahal was built. But some prophecy must have told its builders to build something that every camera and camera holder would love. 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