Greenery New Delhi
by ukirsari
Visit New Delhi on summer >> sometimes can not be bearable. The temperature up to 35 degrees Celcius! But finding something green will be cool. For lungs, views and feeling. Thanks to the capital of India which 'serving' me with greenery garden to minimize dusty roads :) The garden around India Gate on Sunday. Nice to be there!
Hangs the Bras
by l_joo about Hangs the Bras
There are so many bras of such colorful and hot trendy look on sale here, it looks nice and beautiful to me, so I help to promote the products to the world, hope you like it. I don't know what purposes to wear bras this colorful, probably its some kind of Indian culture. Or probably I made a mistake that these hanging items were not bras, they were something else, something to wrap around on your head??
EGGSTRAVAGANZA
by pravdr about EGGSPECTATION AT HOTEL VASANT CONTINENTAL
excellent area to have breakfast and lots of variety in eggs too.now what you have to do in this restaurant is to order the basic egg preparation you want and then take your dish and rake in the rest of 5star breakfast just like in any other place.
the eggs made to order come to your table.
the ambioence is good with the galss panels displaying water fountains.i was here in a chilly winter time and the place was nice cozy all type of egg preparations are made to order perfectly.my personal favs remain masala omlette and half fry omlette sunny side up.
Delhi Fort
by Durfun
Being a capital city, even during the Mughal Empire, no doubt this place needed fortifications.
And what a splendid preserved Fort this is, offering far-reaching views of the surrounding city & landscape.
purana quila
by mantru
Old Delhi was once known as the city of Shahjahanabad. Shah Jahan established it and made it his capital. This fortified city has a long and interesting history and even today, the remains of its glorious past can be seen in the form of Kashmiri Gate, Ajmeri Gate, Turkman Gate, Delhi Gate and Feroz Shah Kotla.
The ever-increasing population in this area has resulted in extremely dense housing overlapping the small industries and commercial activities in the region. Purani Dilli, the capital of Muslim India, from 17th to 19th century houses a number of forts, monuments and mosques. Chandni Chowk, Red Fort and Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in India, are also a part of Old Delhi. The prime attractions of Old Delhi include Kashmiri Gate, which was witness to the desperate fighting where mutineers of 1857 were crushed by the British with an iron hand.
Said to be built on the site of Indraprastha, mentioned in Mahabharata - the great Indian epic, Old Fort has been the seat for administration for many emperors.Now in ruins, this citadel had the glory of being the seat of the legendary ruler, Prithviraj Chauhan. Sher Shah Suri built it after he demolished the Humayun's city, Dinpanah.
There are bastions on the corners of the western wall of the fort. The 2-km long ramparts of Purana Quila boast of three double-storied main gates sporting 'chhatris' on top. They can be found in north, south and west.
The northern one is called the 'Talaqi-Darwaza' (the Forbidden Gate) and has a carving of marble lions engaged in combat with a man in its front. One can still see the remnants of the colored tiles which used to ornament its exteriors. However, it is said that Sher Shah could not complete the construction of Old Fort and it was finished by Humayun. Thus, the southern gate of the fort is known as Humayun Darwaza. There is a wide moat on the northern and western sides of the fortress and a causeway connected the fortress with the main land.
Excavations in the Old Fort area have revealed pieces of painted greyware dated around 1000 BC, said to be related to Mahabharata. Relics and remains of later period found here confirm the belief that Purana Quila was built on the site of Indraprastha, the capital of Pandavas. These artifacts range from the Mauryan to early Mughal period, such as Northern Black polished ware, punch-marked coins, human and animal terracotta figurines and inscribed terracotta seals. Sher Shah built a mosque in 1541, with traits of Lodhi to Mughal architecture style.