Day 4:
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After breakfast,drive to Agra.Enroute visiting to Fatehpur sikri.
Fatehpur Sikri is a city in Agra district in the state of Uttar
Pradesh, India. The historical city was constructed by Mughal
emperor Akbar beginning in 1570 and
served as the empire's capital from 1571 until 1585. Though the court took 15
years to build, it was abandoned after only 14 years because the water
supply was unable to sustain the growing population. The surviving palace
and mosque are a tourist attraction and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The
site itself is a ghost town. After noon visiting to Tajmahal.
Day 5:
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Intime transfer to railway station to board on Shatabdi
Express for Jhansi.Visiting to Orchha Fort.On a seasonal
island on the bank of the Betwa River, which has been
surrounded by a battlement wall, stands a huge palace-fort.
The
fort consists of several connected buildings erected at different times, the
most noteworthy of which are the Rajmandir and the Jahangir Mahal. The
Rajmandir is built on a square base and has an almost entirely plain exterior,
relieved by projecting windows and a line of delicate domes along the
summit. The Jahangir Mahal is built on a rectangular base and is relieved by
a circular tower at each corner surmounted by a dome, while two lines of
graceful balconies supported on brackets mark the central storeys. The roof
is crowned by eight large fluted domes, with smaller domes between them,
connected by an ornamental balustrade. The Jahangir Mahal is considered to
be a singularly beautiful specimen of domestic Hindu architecture. Lakshmi
Temple, Orchha.Numerous cenotaphs or chhatris dot the vicinity of the fort
and the Betwa river. Elsewhere about the town there is an unusual variety of
temples and tombs, including the Chaturbhuj temple, which is built on a vast
platform of stone. The more unguarded and neglected of these buildings are
popular hangouts for tropical bees, wasps, and other such excitable stingy
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