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  • Jyoti L
    New Delhi, India42 contributions
    Mesmerising
    Please be mindful of what you wear to a holy place. Wear something that covers your body and is not revealing at all. Gurudwara is always a place where everyone is suppose to cover their head with a piece of cloth at all times in the premises.
    Refrain from using mobile phones and talking inside the Gurudwara.
    The prashad is absolutely divine. Please don’t waste any.
    If you connect to the place I’m sure you’ll come back again and again.
    Review of: Gurudwara Bangla Sahib
    Written September 1, 2023
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  • kek604
    Lancaster, PA707 contributions
    India Gate ... and More
    We Ubered to the area and had to cross 4 lanes of fast traffic to reach the park and India Gate. The explanations were excellent and the grounds were beautiful. Much more than "The India Gate" and an appreciation for India's history. And ... we had to cross 4 lanes of fast traffic to return to where we started! Whew!

    WARNING: Do not take a satellite phone to India. It will be confiscated and you will be detained, arrested, fined at court, and lose lots of money in changing flights and accommodations.
    Review of: India Gate
    Written August 26, 2023
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  • WalkingPoint
    Kumamoto, Japan374 contributions
    Historical must see
    A huge and very impressive historic Fort. 600 Rupees to walk around inside. More to enter the museum. A small "snack" and drink cafe inside with a small covered market with mostly veycheap jewellery. Worthy of a look once you know the history.
    Review of: Red Fort
    Written September 15, 2023
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  • podrozniczka60
    New Jersey14,766 contributions
    Impressive representative avenue of the city
    This magnificent street is perfect for an evening walk all the way to India Gate. It was especially filled with the spirit of national pride in the days preceding the Republic Day holiday in January.
    Review of: Rajpath
    Written January 24, 2023
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  • Something Tookish
    Cheyenne, WY3,090 contributions
    A simple well maintain memorial
    Though it is a large memorial, it is a very simple memorial. A wall encircles a grassy field with a rectangular marker in the middle. You need to remove your shoes before entering and you can't carry your shoes unless in a backpack or such.
    Review of: Raj Ghat
    Written December 11, 2022
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  • Adel Bayoumi
    Cairo, Egypt36 contributions
    Tibet in middle of Delhi
    I was not expect to find such a places to visit in Delhi, and if you love Tibetian food then this place is what you looking for.
    Sure you can buy from these small shope around you, it saves you a trip to Tibet
    Review of: Majnu Ka Tilla
    Written August 8, 2022
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  • fudxplorer
    Kochi (Cochin), India37 contributions
    Purana quila visit
    Good fort kind of structure in delhi right next to delhi zoo. Very calm and not so crowded during week days. It is maintained well
    Review of: Purana Qila
    Written May 26, 2023
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  • Lukas G
    Cali, Colombia8 contributions
    Beautiful and unexpected well. A different kind of architectural structure.
    Beautiful. A different kind of structure. An unexpected well in the middle of the city. Take the steps to the bottom of the well and notice how the temperature drops.
    Review of: Agrasen Ki Baoli - Leamigo
    Written February 25, 2023
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  • Antonio B
    New Delhi, India3 contributions
    The best kept secret of Delhi's history and greenery
    The best kept secret of Delhi's history and greenery. The ruins of majestic structures and the ruins of Arrival hills , these man-made ad natural wonders amazes you when you go there. take a guide along as the forest is deep and ruins are too many
    Review of: Mehrauli Archaeological Park
    Written August 13, 2023
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  • aditya s
    6 contributions
    Planets
    It has a small museum with space suit and sarellite model. History of space explorqtuon8 to tickle young minds. 3D show is reasonably good experience.

    TIPS
    book tickets online.
    Reach half an hour beforehand and not much in advance since there is not much to do apart from show.

    PM sangrahalaya museum is just besides planetarium. Plan your day such that you can do both on same day if possible.
    Review of: Nehru Museum & Planetarium (Teen Murti Bhavan)
    Written May 26, 2023
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  • Madhulika L
    Noida, India4,599 contributions
    Gardens, a cricket ground, and more
    Talkatora Gardens was originally ‘Talkatora Bagh’, a Mughal garden named for a ‘taal’ (lake) which was shaped like a ‘katora’ (bowl). Designed in the form of the traditional Mughal garden, the bagh used the gentle slope of part of the Delhi Ridge to create a terraced garden. Like the better-known Mughal gardens at Srinagar or Pinjore (and within Delhi, the Shalimar Bagh), this too has several terraces, each with a water channel flowing down the middle, flanked by flowerbeds and trees.

    Talkatora has a historical significance, too: in 1737, an important battel was fought at this site: the Battle of Delhi, in which the Marathas defeated the Mughal forces and took control of Delhi.

    Today, little remains of the Mughal garden except the layout, and some ruins at the very farthest end, which include two domed pavilions and some scattered walls. The channel and the pavilion are both new, and alongside the steps leading from one terrace to the other are ramps for wheelchairs and strollers.

    Besides the central water channel and its gardens on both sides that stretch over three levels (like a classic ‘stepped’ Mughal garden), there are stretches of lawns, flowerbeds, trees, with the occasional pond and some topiary. There is also a small herb garden at one end, though since this isn’t labelled, it’s of little use to the average visitor. There is also a small cactus house, though this was locked when we visited. There is a small play area for children, an outdoor gym.

    We visited in spring, when it was really pretty: there were lots of flowers, both in flowerbeds and on the trees—red silk cotton, white bauhinia, pink tabebuia, etc. The gardens are huge and because they don’t attract the huge crowds that more popular gardens like Lodhi Gardens, Nehru Park or Sunder Nursery do, they are much quieter.
    Review of: Talkatora Garden
    Written March 1, 2023
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  • nathan l
    Netanya, Israel894 contributions
    BEST TOUR ORGANIZER IN INDIA
    WE had two tours in two consecutive years with this tour operator, one in North India, taylor made, and the second to South India : kerala, tamil nadu and karnataka, each for about a month.
    the tours were perfectly organized with proffessional guides, and drivers, fantastic planning not rush rush, very good selection of accomodations, and good attention and monitoring that everything goes well as planned.
    we strongly recommend this establishment, that made our jurney a memorable one we will treasure for life.
    Review of: Castle And king
    Written January 7, 2023
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  • Madhulika L
    Noida, India4,599 contributions
    A medieval step-well
    Baolis or step-wells were once common features across the more arid parts of India, including Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat. The basic feature of a baoli is that it consists of a series of steps leading down to the water level: as the water level recedes over time due to use or evaporation, you must climb down more steps to get to the water. Delhi has several step-wells, such as the ones at Nizamuddin and at Purana Qila; Agrasen ki Baoli, Gandhak ki Baoli (also in Mehrauli, and approachable through the Mehrauli Archaeological Park), and this one, named for stonemasons or raj.

    Besides the main body of the baoli (which is surrounded on either side by shallow cells or rooms that could be used for rest), there is a pillared pavilion up above.

    When we visited, the main gate was locked and we were not allowed to go in. The water in the baoli was almost up to the level of the topmost step, and looked very green and stagnant.
    Review of: Rajon Ki Baoli
    Written December 1, 2022
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  • Madhulika L
    Noida, India4,599 contributions
    The Hall of Public Audience
    Situated parallel to the Naubat Khaana/Naqqar Khaana, right behind it, is the Diwan-e-Aam of the Red Fort, the Hall of Public Audience. This is where the Emperor would have attended court where all the courtiers would have been present: he would have heard petitions, received ambassadors and emissaries from abroad, bestowed recognition on those who merited it, and so on.

    In Mughal times, the red sandstone pillars of the Diwan-e-Aam would have been covered over with limestone plaster polished to an alabaster-like finish, and would have looked vastly different from its more stark (yet still impressively symmetrical) appearance today. One of the highlights of this hall is the white marble throne pavilion that stands against the back wall, in the very centre. The back wall of this little pavilion is exquisitely decorated in pietra dura (coloured stone inlay work) depicting various birds, as well as the legend of Orpheus. Shahjahan is believed to have commissioned a Florentine jeweller named Austin of Bordeaux to create these panels.

    Sadly, because the pavilion is encased in thick glass, and it’s so high, it’s difficult to get a good glimpse of the details of this inlay unless you’ve come armed with a pair of binoculars or a camera with a good zoom lens.
    Review of: Diwan-i-Aam
    Written April 1, 2023
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  • JoyBose
    Bengaluru, India345 contributions
    It's incomplete but bigger scale than qutub minar
    It's an unfinished minar but a much wider scale and circumference than qutub minar. Only one floor was completed. One can only guess by looking at it, how big it would have been. It's a massive stone structure.
    Review of: Alai Minar
    Written January 24, 2021
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