Kelvin Seet’s Photography

The Taj Mahal, itself so famous a monument that I do not need to speak much about it!

I went to New Delhi last week and decided to join 5 of my colleagues for this road trip. Surprisingly, the roads were well laid out most of the way and although we did pass through typical indian towns with traffic lights that were not working, skinny cows that were wandering about and endless sounding of horns, the 4 hours journey was quite pleasant!

When we arrived at the Taj Mahal, the tour guide provided some insights into the place (information that was easily found online) and then let us roam freely. So that’s what we did and seeing the Taj Mahal for ourselves was really a sight to behold, especially against clear blue skies with a relatively nice daytime temperature of 34-35 degrees celsius. Really nothing to complain as it was during the monsoon season and we had such perfect weather!

We wandered about, finding the perfect tourist angles and then entered the replica tomb to take a look. Although its a wonder of the world, there really isn’t much to do other than taking photos and admiring the gem-studded marble structure.

Here are the photos that I have taken and do hope that you’ll like them!

The Holy Temple for Hindus, covered with gold leaves and with a dome of pure gold, is an amazing sight to behold the moment one sets his or her eyes on it.

Getting there was a challenge as traffic in Amritsar was haphazard. Oxen, motorcycles, horse carriages, pedestrians, cars, bicycles and so on travel on the same roads in all directions. Lanes are narrow and packed with activity. However, this is a place that one should not miss.

But I do suggest that you get there in the evening as the ground will be too hot to walk on during the day (if you are there in summer!). Why?

Because you go barefooted!

A selection of photos taken from my visit to the border between Pakistan and India. It is here that the two countries perform their flag lowering ceremony and have a ceremonial friendly handshake.

Amidst cheers of “Hindustan” and “Pakistan”, hundreds of locals and a handful of tourists throng this place every evening. It is a very colourful and boisterous event and if you happen to be in either Lahore or Amritsar, you must not give it a miss!