Tag Archives: Fatehpur Sikri
DAILY PHOTO: Jama Masjid of Fatehpur Sikri
DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from Fatehpur Sikri
DAILY PHOTO: Fatehpur Sikri Garden
DAILY PHOTO: Indo-Islamic Lattice Window
DAILY PHOTO: Cemetery at Fatehpur Sikri
DAILY PHOTO: Garden of Fatehpur Sikri
Red sandstone dominates the scene at Fatehpur Sikri, a 16th century Mughal city near Agra. The architecture is beautiful, but the view can be a bit drab. There are two areas where this monotony of hue is broken. One is the white marble in the Tomb of Salim Chishti (as well as some decorative accent white marble on the mosque itself.) The other is this little garden which inserts a field of green and rose-red into the mix.
POEM: Scared Little Chipmunk
Poor little rodent, run up a door.
Chattering and chattering, frantic, he swore.
Babel Fish Rodentia translated his words:
“It’s not bad enough, the cats and the birds,
hectic humans and their frantic pace,
always running about like they’re in a race.
Stuck on this peg for nigh half a day.
‘A break in the traffic’, I fervently pray.
Pfff! Bipedal humans with their gigantic feet
designed to crush chipmunks right in the street.”
DAILY PHOTO: Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri is a historic site not far from Agra (home of the Taj Mahal.) It’s almost entirely red sandstone, and is impressive site and well-maintained– including ornate carvings inside many of the structures.
This will be my last post for a few days as I will be traveling to Hampi, another set of famous Indian ruins of once great states. I’ll be back after Diwali with photos and experience from that visit.