Here's the main reason we took the tour - the Taj Mahal in Agra. This is a very early morning shot - before the enormous crowds arrived.

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A doorway to one of the Taj Majal towers.

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Tired Taj Majal visitors.

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A small portion of the Chandelas Hindu temple complex in Khajuraho. The building in the center is an active temple. The building on the right contains thousands of sculptured panels on its external walls, some of which are quite erotic.

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Hindus attending the active temple next to the Chandlas complex.

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Here's a medium close-up of the panels on the Chandelas temple.

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This is another Hindu temple in the Chandelas complex with cleaning people near the entrance..

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A thousand-year old temple at Ranthambore Fort atop a rocky outcrop above a wildlife preserve. What doesn't show up in this photo is the graffiti and the trash strewn throughout the fort.

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Sleepy holy man outside a Hindu temple on Fort Rathambore.

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Deer in the Rantambore Nature Preserve

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Tree owl

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One of two tigers we saw in the wild at the Ranthambore Nature Preserve at a distance of about 20 feeet (they are used to people in jeeps staring at them). it was lying in the shade of a day when the temperature was about 115 degrees.

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A water palace (Jal Mahal) that seems to float on a lake outside of Jaipur.

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Doorway to the Jaipur City Palace Museum.

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Amber Fort near Jaipur that includes beautiful palaces constructed in the 16th century.

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One way of getting to Amber Fort is atop an elephant but we took a jeep.

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A closer look of the elephant.

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Women entering one of the palaces in the Amber Fort.

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A closer look at the ceiling of the Amber Fort palace.

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Not all the doorways in the Amber Fort are so decorative - but they are interesting.

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The windows in the fort are also interesting.

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Archway and wall of a room in Amber Fort

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The Ganges River in Varanasi. The foreground is the area wher they cremate bodies before the ashes are strewn in the waters of the Ganges..

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Boats on the Ganges waterfront.

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Ganges fisherman.

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Bathers in the Ganges River.

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A woman tired after washing clothes in the waters of the Ganges.

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A Hindu light ceremony involving thousands of people on boats and on the banks of the Ganges - mesmerizing sights, sounds, and smells that are beyond description.

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Group yoga exercises on the bank of the Ganges.

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A Buddhist Monk walking from the shrine in Delhi where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated.

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Woman and child on Fort Agra viewing the Taj Mahal.

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Arched columns of a palace on Fort Agra.

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Scenes from the Road: Vendor at vegetable market.

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Scenes from the Road: Another vegetable vendor.

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Scenes from the Road: Cattle drive.

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Scenes from the Road: Pumping water from a well.

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Scenes from the Road: Man-in-orange.

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Scenes from the Road: Camel drive.

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Scenes from the Road: A woman using her head.

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Scenes from the Road: Woman praying at monument ot Hindu gods.

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Scenes from the Road: Elementary school class in session.

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Scenes from the Road: Letter box positioned about six foot up on a pole.

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Scenes from the Road: Window shelf outside restaurant

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India Transportation: How local busses get started.

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India Transportation: Decorated trucks from the south of India.

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India Transportation: Even jalopies are decorated.

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India Transportation: Second class train service.

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India Transportation: Camel cart

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