The Unforgettable Voyage… The Unstoppable… Duo [Part-4]

But then stopping at different places, GC reached Gwalior via Sagar and after completing the counselling part visited the historical places and the forts but indeed they all require a whole lot of care and looked after attitude for us from us as they indeed are heritage buildings, then the majestic forts and tombs of those two love birds Mumtaz and Shahjhan were the next stop of GC and was very saddened to see the wreckage and loss that has been done to Taj by us, people has to be literally educated regarding the conservation part of all this never to be built again projects, GC had a talk with the security officials of that area about how let people know not to touch those milky white marble walls of Taj, not to create noise pollution and of course the heart wrenching views of the river Yamuna which was bitterly crying for some deliberate desperate help, the artisans who are employed by the ASI were good enough to share few knowledgeable tips about their work of reconstructing few parts of Taj…

The mighty Taj in its full galore, the intricate carvings giving that nostalgic feelings of the by gone era but seems as of yesterday’s ‘love epic’.

The last two pics depicting the work in progress by ASI (Archaeological Survey of India).
A snippet of Gwalior Fort & the Bawbi (ancient water reservoir).
Beautiful handcrafted monuments just breathtaking, need to be looked after at any cost.
A glimpse of the old days when horse cart or Baghi was the major means of transportation.

GC and its team was in spell bounding awe to visualize Taj such a mysterious look and the gorgeousness it holds is beyond explanation and how it would magnify its glorious image on full moon nights and what if the two pious souls move around in the premises of Taj, we were awestruck to see and feel the mystery and captured all the basic know how’s of this majestic monument, catching a few glimpses of this historical city and not to forget the famous sweet meat of this part of the world and that was Petha made out of sweet gourd when boiled in sugar syrup may be and many different varieties were present and the famous brand of Panchi Petha every where ads took our attention, must say is it’s the duty of every Indian to save this maestro of architectural magic.

The spring falls followed by the stupendous constructions.

The green vegetation is interrupted profusely without any logic, thereby the battle between the green jungle & the concrete jungle begins.

to be continued…

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