The Lotus Temple is a gorgeous Bahá'í House of Worship, which welcomes all religions for prayer, but not photography, although I was able to snap a partial shot of the ceiling—the inside was the best part, I had to try!
Qutub Minar, a stone tower signifying Muslim domination over the region, was built in 1206, with subsequent additions by later Emperors.
We drove by the Red Fort, built in 1639 when Shah Jahan shifted his capital from Agra to Delhi.
We swung by the President’s House and the houses of parliament and major Indian government ministries.
Just across the way (actually a mile away) lies India Gate, which the Brits built to thank the Indians for sacrificing 80,000 of their boys in the first World War.
We enjoyed seeing – and being – a spectacle at a Sikh temple.
Beyond the monuments and such that we visited, it is worth noting that Delhi itself is quite an experience. Driving is incredible, as lanes are ignored and drivers constantly honk to warn of their presence, pedestrians and farm animals are all about, and everyone just lives in the streets. There are no sidewalks to speak of, and if they were, they would quickly be turned into an additional lane. Where there is any space beside the road, people have set up tent-like structures in which they live and work, selling everything from bananas to jewelry to barbershop services, complete with barber’s chairs and mirrors, right in the road.
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