My Excellent Trip to India

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My Excellent Trip to India

• by
• Arjun Bahl

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Preliminaries

• Length of our trip
• 24 days (Dec. 29, 2001 Jan. 21, 2002)
• Cities visited
• New Delhi, Jaipur and Agra
• Money spent
• Approximately 5000, not counting shopping
• Pictures taken
• 84, all digital (presentation contains subset of
  these)

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New Delhi, India

• Capital of India
• Home base for us (grandparents house)
• Multiethnic city, population 10 million
• - 6801 people / Km
• Common languages Hindi, Punjabi, English
• Religions Hinduism, Muslim, Sikhism,
  Christianity

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Sights from Delhi
Lotus Temple
India Gate
Himayun Tomb
Red Fort
Jantar Mantar
Hindu Temple
New Delhi
Jaipur
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Jaipur, Rajastan
Hava Mahal (Wind Palace)

• Conceived by Sawai Jai Singh in 1727
• First planned city in northern India
• Capital of Rajastan
• Known as the Pink City
• Population
• Climate
• Summers are hot!
• Max 104o F Min79o F
• Winters are nice
• Max 72oF Min 47oF
• Barely any rainfall
• 64 cms. Average per year
• Languages
• English, Hindi Rajastani

Jaipur is known for its forts, palaces,
architectural marvels and tales of valor.
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Jaipur
Chess is played by royalty in India
Our Palace - Jaimahal Hotel
Harry Pottermove over
Traditional Rajastani Costumes
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Jaipur
Entrance to City Palace
Rajasthani puppet show
Jal Mahal - abandoned (Water Palace)
Biggest single piece of silver (to carry waters
from the Ganges)
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Jaipur Sights
Elephant ride
Scooters in the Pink City
Cows share the road with BMWs
Monkeys are everywhere
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Science in Jaipur
Small Sun Dial resolution 20 seconds

• Jantar Mantar center of astronomical studies.
• Built by founder of Jaipur Sawai Jai Singh in
  1727
• Largest of the 6 observatories built.
• Sun Dial Triangle with hypotenuse at 27o
  latitude of Jaipur. Measures the declination of
  celestial bodies

Someone help me down
Large Sun Dial resolution 2 seconds
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Science in Jaipur
Zodiac Signs
Group of 12 instruments which represent 12
Rashis or Zodiac signs. The instruments are
used for observing latitudes and longitudes of
the sun and the planets.
Jaipur is a big exporter of silk carpets. Here
the owner is demonstrating how carpets are
tested for purity. Silk will not burn but wool
will
Jaipur
New Delhi
Agra
Testing for purity in a silk carpet
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Agra The home of the Taj
Getting there was half the fun
Way cool!!
Cost of ride was Rs. 10 (or 25 cents)
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Entrance to the Taj
Each mini tower represents a year took 22 years
to build
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The Taj Mahal
A symbol of undying love for a wife
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The Taj Mahal, Agra
Whats so special about it? my sister just didnt
get it ?
Sitting with my uncle inside the Taj
Originally 2 were planned, one white, one black,
but only one was completed. It took 20,000
workers 22 years to build this marble wonder It
is the tomb of Emperor Shahjahan and his wife
Mumtaz
New Delhi
Agra
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The Qutab Minar, New Delhi

• Built 1199 A.D. by Qutub-Ud-Din Albak
• Afghan architecture
• Height 230 feet
• Fun facts
• 20 years to complete
• Highest stone tower in India
• Surrounded by Tombs
• Major tourist attraction
• Built to mark Muslim dominance in Delhi

My Mom thinks I am taking her picture ?
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The Qutab Minar
A place of worship in the complex
My dad is 6 2
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We did some fun things
Look ma, I am taller than this man!
Showing my dad how to shoot
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India A country for everyone
MooNet (Internet access for cows!)
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but I am glad to be backThanks!