Capital City: Delhi (New Delhi), Main Cities: Bangalore, Calcutta, Bombay, Madras Population: 913,747,000, Area [sq.km]: 3,287,590 Currency: 1 Indian rupee = 100 paisa Languages: Hindi, English, Panjabi and many local languages Religions: Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian

Taj Mahal is a huge mausoleum being made of white marble. It was dedicated for his late wife. In 1983, Taj Mahal was inscribed as Natural Heritage in UNESCO. Construction started in 1632 and finished in 1654 took more than 20 years. 2000/01/09
Qutb Minar of Delhi was inscribed as a World Heritage monument in 1993. It is 72.5 m high, Islamic tower which is made of red sandstone. Mr. Qutb ordered to build it in eleventh century. 2002/09/04
Re-visited Qutub Minar (Urdu: قطب منار) is the tallest brick and stone minaret in the world. Construction commenced in 1193 under the orders of India's first Muslim ruler Qutb-ud-din Aibak and the topmost story of the minaret was completed in 1386 by Firuz Shah Tughluq. Surrounded by several other ancient and medieval structures and ruins. 2007/05/10
Jama Masjid, Delhi : The Masjid-i Jahan-Namaa (Persian: مسجد جھان نما, the 'World-reflecting Mosque'), commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi, is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India and the largest mosque in Asia. Commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, and completed in 1656. 2007/05/10
Indian Gate and Gandhi memorial park. Indian Gate to commemorate Indian soldiers at WW-I. Father of Indian Independence, Mahatoma Gandhi Memorial Park. Gandhi falls in the park, buried here in 1848. 2007/05/10
Behai Temple in Delhi is a temple of the prayer, of which lotus flower is a motif, stands on a vast site of 100,000 m2. Widely known as Lotus Temple. Opened in 1986. Lotus flower is believed the highest one in the pantheon worship. 2007/05/10
Red Fort or Lal-Qila in Hindi was completed in 1648 after new years construction by Shah Jahan. He transferred the capital to Delhi from Agra in 1638. It is said to have cost about one crore of rupees (10 million rupees or $200,000), half of it on the palaces. 2002/09/04
Maharajah's Mysore Palace in Bangalore. There are some maharajah palaces in Bangalore. Tip's summer palace was used only in summer. 2nd is Lalith Mahal Palace to welcome guests. 3rd is Mysore Palace of Wodeyar dynasty. 2004/10/01
Traditional Indian dance in Bangalore. The holy one attacks the Satan. It expresses by the composition of the confrontation. The roots of the dances in Bali, Thailand and India seem to be close because dance itself is similar and the content seems to be near. 2004/09/30