DAILY PHOTO: Gurudwara Data Bandi Chhod Sahib, Gwalior

Gurudwara Data Bandi Chhod Sahib in Gwalior on the Fort Hill (Gopachal.) Taken from the front.
Gurudwara Data Bandi Chhod Sahib in Gwalior on Fort Hill. Taken from near Teli Temple.
Gurudwara Data Bandi Chhod Sahib Gwalior. Taken from the front.

DAILY PHOTO: Gwalior City from the Hillfort

Gwalior city with fortifications and mosque.
Gwalior city from the Gopachal Hill.
Gwalior City with hillfort fortifications.
Gwalior city from Sahasrabahu Twin Temples.
Gwalior city through a crenulated parapet.

Weeds [Haiku]

summer grasses
wave atop a once mighty fort
that's gone to seed.

DAILY PHOTO: Inside Gwalior Fort

DAILY PHOTO: North Gate of Geumjeong Fortress

Green Fort [Haiku]

mossy-walled:
the seaside fort blends
with jungle backdrop.

DAILY PHOTO: Gudibanda Village from the Hill Fort

Fortress [Senryū]

ancient fortress:
tree grows through cracks;
the tree will win.

DAILY PHOTO: St. John’s Fort, Malacca

St. John’s Fort (or Kota St. John) is a preserved Dutch fort built upon existing Portuguese fortifications. This fort is built facing landward to protect against overland attacks by the Acehnese and Bugis (rather than toward the sea to protect from maritime competitors.)

DAILY PHOTO: Views of Tatev Monastery