Shah Pir’s tomb in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, is the mausoleu...

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  • Shah Pir’s tomb in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, is the mausoleum of a local saintly figure of the same name. The structure is superbly finished, with well-articulated arched recesses Photos Amit Pasricha
    Shah Pir’s tomb in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, is the mausoleum of a local saintly figure of the same name. The structure is superbly finished, with well-articulated arched recesses Photos Amit Pasricha
  • The Ajmer Jama Masjid built by Shah Jahan as a thanksgiving for a successful military campaign
    The Ajmer Jama Masjid built by Shah Jahan as a thanksgiving for a successful military campaign
  • The remains of a fallen tower that was part of the 12th-century Masilamani Nathar Temple crumble into the sea at Tharangambadi – the ‘place of the Singing Waves’ on the Bay of Bengal
    The remains of a fallen tower that was part of the 12th-century Masilamani Nathar Temple crumble into the sea at Tharangambadi – the ‘place of the Singing Waves’ on the Bay of Bengal
  • Shah Hamdan Mosque in Srinagar, Kashmir, was rebuilt in 1731. Its outer walls are made of wood
    Shah Hamdan Mosque in Srinagar, Kashmir, was rebuilt in 1731. Its outer walls are made of wood
  • The elaborate Khusrau’s Tomb in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
    The elaborate Khusrau’s Tomb in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
  • Photographer Amit Pasricha
    Photographer Amit Pasricha