The memories of my first visit were still fresh in my mind. It was back in September 2013 when i visited Agra for the first time along with my office staff. It was the time when i was doing my summer internship in Noida.
We Drove from Noida and headed towards the Yamuna Expressway. The Yamuna Expressway is a best in class parkway arranged and kept up by Jaypee Group with wide paths obviously delineating the columns for low, medium and rapid vehicles. The whole expressway was isolated from the encompassing urban areas and towns with overwhelming fencing at the parts of the bargains. It was a stretch of 195 kms from Noida Sector 37 to Agra.
We reached Agra at around 12 pm ....On the way we saw a temple as my boss is very religious person so we paid a tribute at this temple named Shree Tirupati Balaji Temple.
We rested for sometime to have the lunch at Moti Mahal Restaurant.
After having our lunch we decided to visit the Symbol of Love: Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world.
Coming to there, we were invited by a long line of vacationers getting anxious to see one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The gatekeepers were checking the passage tickets of every guest and haphazardly requesting personality confirmations of travelers (There was no standard guideline for checking validness of people). Not long after entering, there were rooms made of red sandstone which used to be the rooms of visitor of the Shah Jahan. The Taj is wonderfully fabricated structure of equivalent measurements from every one of the four side and even its good ways from the mosque at the two its sides are at same length. The whole dimensional balance of this building wonder is a treat for watcher's eyes.
Seeing Taj was showing signs of improvement with each walking step towards it, and in the wake of arriving at near it we too understood the explanation of considering it a miracle. One needs to take off shoes before entering the Taj, in light of the fact that it is a mousoleum where the assemblage of Mumtaj Mahal was covered, which later turned into the grave for Shah Jahan as well. Photography inside the Taj isn't permitted because of security reason yet I didn't see anyone worrying about these guidelines and the whole part of traveler were getting frantic to take the photos of Mumtaz and Shah Jahan's mosques. Inside the Mahal, it was miserable to see the name of adoration winged animals engraved on the dividers of Taj. I wonder if this is the situation of Taj Mahal, what one can expect inside other not really well known authentic spots.
The ventilation inside the Mahal was stunning and we didn't feel the need of more air while we were in. We remained in the verandah of Taj for 30 minutes, appreciated the cool wind of air coming over the Yamuna at its fringe and afterward chose to visit Red Fort or Agra Fort.
On arriving at Agra Fort, we left our vehicle in the leaving, took the tickets and when we were going to enter the 96 section of land post ( otherwise called the "Lal – Qila" or "Qila-I-Akbari") a gathering of traveler guides encompassed us saying "Sahab manage kar lo, itni entryway aaye ho qilae ke baare mein jaanoge nahi to aane ka kya fayda". We too understood that they are making an essential point and chose to enlist one, and one of them offered his administrations in Rs 400 which after much exchange broke just Rs. 50. Before long toward the start, he revealed to us that it won't take over 45 moment to have a total round of the fortress including the instructions of the spots from him. In the wake of getting inside, we understood the post is very large and it can't be shrouded in only 45 moment, yet Mr. Guide make us run behind him giving us short and fresh outline of the spots of recorded significance. Unsatisfied with his organization, we paid him the concurred sum and chose to have a relook at the whole spot all alone.
The magnificence of this inward quadrangle is its fine extents and rich ornamentation , improved by the great cadenced play of light and shadow, delivered by the section type of development and the outstanding air of the entryways, windows, openings, and corridors. The northern side of the quadrangle is involved by a pillared lobby.
The Fort has grand structures and intricate carvings like sheesh mahal, khas mahal, anguri bagh, nagina masjid, mina masjid..
We could see the glimpse of the Taj Mahal from the Agra Fort.
We spent some quality time there before we started our journey back to home.
In spite of the fact that we missed some more places because of our late appearance to Agra yet observing a couple of landmarks just , I was completely submerged in the Mughal Architecture .
We entered the toll road of Expressway at 5:00 pm and reached my place by 8:00 pm.
