24th July, Sunday
Woke up early morning @ 5.30 a.m. to have solat subuh, have asked the local hotel workers what time was sun rise up early morning....oooo... I brought compas along to make sure the kiblat...After finished just want to have a look outside the hotel, lift up the curtain window....wow..wow.. it was a shining day like at 9 in the morning in Msia!! Not so many people on the road actually, the morning was just started at New Delhi, it just at 5.30 a.m. still early morning in India.
After a leisurely breakfast, as fixed at 9.30 a.m. the tourist guide & his assistant came to the hotel to fetch us for sightseing tour in Delhi old town where ornate buildings recall the days when India was the Jewel in the crown of the British Empire. Visit the 11th century Qutub Minar, India Gate, President's house, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial, Raj Ghat, Humanyu Tomb, Red Fort & Jama Masjid, the largest & also the grandest mosque in India....
Lets checkout what India was about.
Delhi is the capital city of India and an ancient city steeped in history. Delhi brings to mind a kaeidoscope of contrasting images which transport you back and forth in time. The history of Delhi is the history of its seven medieval cities. No other city in India can boast of such an ancient, turbulent & heterogeneous history as perharps Delhi. A study of the last 3,000 years reveals the rise & fall of many great empires here. Here are the pictures.....
View of the Jama Masjid, the largest & also the grandest mosque in India. Jama Masjid can accommodated more than 20,000 worhsippers at a time during festivals.
Snap a Group Photo in front of Red Fort, we were unlucky to enter - some part under renovation
Some Views at nearby area
Being in town as in New Delhi for me as a foreigner & tourist was a little bit odd but very interesting experience in my life. You would hear everywhere the horns along the busy road, the kids or the lady approach you with asking some little food & money or doing business on the centre of the road.....
Lets checkout what India was about.
Delhi is the capital city of India and an ancient city steeped in history. Delhi brings to mind a kaeidoscope of contrasting images which transport you back and forth in time. The history of Delhi is the history of its seven medieval cities. No other city in India can boast of such an ancient, turbulent & heterogeneous history as perharps Delhi. A study of the last 3,000 years reveals the rise & fall of many great empires here. Here are the pictures.....
View of the Jama Masjid, the largest & also the grandest mosque in India. Jama Masjid can accommodated more than 20,000 worhsippers at a time during festivals.
Entering the mosque with provided jubah
View of another part of building
Inside the mosque
The local Indian Muslims taking wuduk before perform solat
The Red Fort - was the seat of power from emperor Shah Jahan to Bahadur Shah Jafar's rule. Today, it is the place from where the Indian Prime Minister unfurls the national flag on every Independence Day
The Calm & Peaceful Raj Ghat is the samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation & a staunch believer of non-violence.
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial
Taking photo with local Indian Muslim Family
The Indian Gate or the All India War Memorial is an arch commemorating the soldiers who died in World War 1. An eternal flame dedicated to the unknown soldier burns underneath the arch.
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