Day 4:
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After breakfast proceed to Agra (5 hrs. drive). Enroute visit
Fatehpur - Sikri (40 kms. from Agra) - once the capital of
Mughal Empire and abandoned after 15 years due to scarcity
of water. Its fortifications and Palaces are in a
wonderful state of preservat ion. Upon arr ival at Agra check- in at
Hotel.Afternoon half day city tour visiting the World famous Taj Mahal built by
Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan in the year 1652 as a memorial for his beloved
wife MumtazMahal. The grandeur called the Taj is perhaps the most
photographed, filmed, described and sketched building of the world. Taj
Mahal is where fantasy coincides with reality in perfect harmony. An
inspiration for innumerous artists over the centuries, the Taj is an ode to love.
It took 22 years to create this jewel.Agra Fort built and renovated over the
centuries, this massive fort gained recognition only during the Mughal reign.
Tomb of Itmad-ud-daullah- built by Empress Noorjehan in the memory of her
father.Overnight at hotel.
Day 5:
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Morning leave by air for Khajuraho.Upon arrival at Khajuraho
transfer to Hotel.Khajuraho is more than just a temple town.
Khajuraho, a small dusty and an isolated village in the interior
plains of Madhya Pradesh, far away from the
hustle bustle of the towns and cities, holds a unique manifestation of art on its
temples. The temples of Khajuraho are perhaps the most visited tourist sites
after the Taj Mahal in India. Today famous for its erotic sculptures, the
temples of Khajuraho tel l something more than the erot icism i t
portrays.Afternoon visit the world famous Chandela Temples. Out of the total
85 temples only 22 remain, but offer a beautiful and extravagant ode to
human life. Built in 10th and 11th centuries, these temples are dedicated to a
particular deity and the on the outer walls are carved various themes. The
erotica captured in stones, where love is divine and its expression sublime.
An ode to woman hood, an ode to fertility, the form of birth and an ode to
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