DAILY PHOTO: Galtaji Well

Taken in March of 2020 near Jaipur.

DAILY PHOTO: Tree & Temples at Pattadakal

Taken on November 28, 2020 at Pattadakal Temple Group.

DAILY PHOTO: Bara Kaman

Taken on November 29, 2020 in Bijapur (Vijayapura)

Looking like the remnants of a bombed out Gothic cathedral, this expanse of arches resting on a massive plinth is actually the unfinished mausoleum of Ali Adil Shah II. Shah intended this structure to dwarf other famous tombs — e.g. the nearby Gol Gumbaz and the Taj Mahal in Agra — but when he was defeated by Aurangzeb the structure became stuck in suspended animation.

POEM: Advice to Travelers

When traveling adopt a student’s mindset;

when studying adopt a traveler’s mindset.

Eat the exotic.

Drink the exotic.

Dance the exotic.

Think the exotic.

DAILY PHOTO: Domed Tomb at Badami

Taken on November 28, 2020 in Badami

DAILY PHOTO: Vittala Mandir Stone Chariot & Main Gate

Taken on November 27, 2020 at Hampi.

DAILY PHOTO: Sangamanatha Temple Catching the Evening Sun

Taken on November 29, 2020 at Kudalasangama.

DAILY PHOTO: Gol Gumbaz

Taken on November 29, 2020 in Bijapur (Vijayapura)

This is the second largest unsupported dome in the world (after St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City.)

DAILY PHOTO: Tower & Temple Under Ominous Skies

Taken in Aihole on November 28, 2020.

DAILY PHOTO: Woman Walks on Temple Grounds

Taken on November 28, 2020 at Mahakuteshwara Mandir.