Man builds replica Taj Mahal for his mother - in pictures
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Amrudeen Sheik Dawood, 49, made this 8,000 sq ft Taj mahal replica to express his love for his late mother. All photos: Amrudeen Sheik Dawood -
It was completed last month and opened to the public on June 2 -
'When she left me suddenly, I did not want to leave her in the graveyard,' he said -
Mr Dawood had a strong bond with his mother -
The Indian businessman as a boy. His mother is in a pink sari -
He brought 100 tonnes of marble from Rajasthan and spent 50 million rupees constructing the memorial -
More than 200 labourers were involved in the construction project -
The mausoleum is divided into a tomb, a mosque and a madrassa -
'Mothers are precious for all human beings,' said Mr Dawood
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