Friday, November 25, 2016

Delhi: Jama Masjid Mosque

Friday 11th November 2016

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The day we were leaving Australia, Delhi was declared the world’s most polluted city, with pollution masks unavailable. Looks as though it’s going to be a good trip – first our money’s useless, now this! Looking out our window on our first morning confirmed this news, but undeterred, off we set to explore the city.

 

Our first visit was to the Jama Masjid Mosque, India’s largest, capable of holding 25,000 people, and built by Shah Jahan between 1644 and 1658.

 

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Not having the necessary currency to pay the necessary shoe-minding and camera-carrying fee (as well as having visited other major mosques), Joan and I opted to wait outside on the steps……

 

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and marvel at the teeming life before us.

 

We could still see parts of the mosque over the wall:

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