Route from Indira Ghandhi Airport, New Dehli to hotel
Sculptured lawn
The India Gate will feature later
"Famous point""
Tolstoy Marg (the latter means "route")
At the Lalit Hotel. The artist is Satish Gujral
"Elphie", symbolising harmony, irrespective of caste, creed, etc.
Elphie
Indian National Academy of Science
Foundation laid by the Honourable Pandit Jawaharal Nehru, 1948
Gareth Conduit giving his talk
A few of the delegates
Lush vegetation typical of New Dehli
INSA arranged a day of wonderful sight seeing activities on the day after the meeting,
beginning with a visit to the Isa Khan site.
The site itself is huge with 16 gardens.
There was mild rain in the morning, up to 10 a.m.
The "Common Myna" bird
Lovely trees and promenades
Interesting wall
Entrance to the tomb
Sushil, our guide, takes a photograph of Yogesh Dwivedi....
... and Harry
Sushil was knowledgeable and humorous
He works freelance, and has shown U.K. Government Ministers the sights and sounds of India
Group photograph
Anthony, Yogesh, Alison, Jacqueline, Laura, Ashley, Gareth and Harry
An ant, not a computer programming bug
Reminder of Cambridge College lawns
The dark domes were originally blue - this one shows the restoration but the others have been left unrestored to illustrate the change.
Lovely paving
Formidable door held together by iron
The gardens are divided as 16 squares
Ceiling inside the tomb
Functional brooms
Another nearby tomb
Spot the squirell
Steel transported on a tricycle
Arrival at the site of the Qutb Minar
We asked the driver about the lemon an chillies below the number plate. They apparently serve to ward off jealous eyes on the new car. Replinished on Saturdays
The minaret is located in one of the oldest parts of Dehli, an influence of Islamic architecture. Possibly built during the early part of the 12th century
Northern palm squirrel, native to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan.
Gareth
Distinguishing features on a passport application: three strips on the back
The minar has "balconies"
The site originally was built by the Rajputs and had hindu connotations
Built on the ruins of "Lal Kot" (red fort) by the muslims who escaped from the Mongol invasion.
Islam apparently does not have idols so the original idols were defaced.
This bell, for example, has hindu connotations.
The 4th century iron pillar of Dehli, made to honour God Vishnu and the victory of Chandragupta II
It is made of wrought iron and is legendary in its resistance to rusting in the bit above the ground.
The pillar with the Qutb Minar in the background
Sanskrit inscription
The corrosion resistance of the pillar has been attributed to the hydrogen phosphate hydrate layer which largely protects iron from oxygen and moisture, thus significantly reducing the rate of corrosion.
Interesting patterns everywhere
Group photo, including our wonderful guide Sushil
Jacqueline
Anthony
In the vicinity of the parliament buildings, with heightened security in preparation for independence day celebrations
India gate
In honour of the 84,000 indian soldiers who died during the first World War
The name of each of these soldiers is inscribed on the stone
A statue of Subhash Chandra Bose, a hero associated with India's struggle for independence
The following images courtesy of Yogesh
