And then there was the Taj...

In the late afternoon heat we made our way to the Taj Mahal, situated on the banks of the river Yamuna (which is the largest tributary river of the Ganges).  Not expecting it to be so extraordinary and magnificent (as I've seen many pictures of it), I was blown away by the pure white marble work of art. 

One of the true wonders of the world, the Taj Mahal commemorates the love of Emperor Shahjahan for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal who passed away in childbirth.  It took 22 years to build and was completed in 1653.

Plucking the grass by hand...

The view of the river Yamuna