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Proposed Tour to India November 2002 Moghul Gardens, Water Palaces and Pavilions of Pleasure I am busy arranging a twelve day tour to India for November 2002, probably 16th - 28th - twelve days. Itinerary Day
1 Arrival in Delhi In Delhi we will see all of the major Sultanate and Moghul monuments including the Qutb Minar, Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb as well as the Roshanara Gardens, Qudsiya Bagh Gardens, Lodi Gardens and Safdar Jung Tomb, the last great Moghul building from the middle of the 18th century where the gardens are still preserved. At Vrindaban (Day 4) on the way to Agra we will see a wonderful Moghul-style Hindu temple and pleasure pavilions on the banks of the Jumma River. In Agra we will visit all the major Moghul monuments including a series of major Moghul gardens dating from the time of the Emperor Babur through to Aurangzeb, as well as the recently discovered Mahtab Bagh (Moonlight Garden) opposite the Taj Mahal. It may be possible to organise a boat trip down the Jumma in order to view the parade of magnificent royal and noble gardens on both river banks. Bari is a major Moghul Hunting lodge not far from Agra with interesting gardens, fountains and water features. Fatehpur Sikri is, of course, Akbar's capital. We may also visit the bird sanctuary at Bharatpur. On our way back to Delhi we will have lunch at Deeg which has an amazing group of Rajput palaces, gardens and unusual water features. We may not be able to take more than sixteen people Besides Penelope Hobhouse, the tour will be accompanied as lecturer by Mitchell Abdul Karim Crites who lives in Delhi and is an expert on Moghul architecture, art and gardens, having travelled widely through Islamic India, Persia and the Middle East. He has devoted the last thirty years to discovering, saving and revitalising traditional forms of craftsmanship such as Islamic calligraphy, mosque design and decoration, Bismallah, stone and marble carving and pietra dura inlay in marble or stone. He speaks Sanskrit, Urdu, Farsee, Turkish and Hindi. In a small village near Agra he has set up a studio where the descendants of the master craftsmen who created the decorative carving at the Taj Mahal complete commissions on behalf of clients, amongst whom are the Metropolitan Museum in New York and the State Mosque of Kuala Lumpur. Private clients include the Duke of Westminster, John Stefanidis, Queen Noor of Jordan and the Kuwaiti Royal Family. Please
let me know as soon as possible if you are interested. Details of the
Tour Company involved for bookings and approximate cost of the tour
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