Today the monsoon finally arrived in New Delhi. Usha and I had returned this morning from Amritsar and we hung around in our old hotel room here in Hotel Malik. We decided to go to dinner at Cafe Turtle in the neighborhood named Greater Kailash I (yes, there is a GK II). But when we walked past the lobby windows ,we saw that the sky had darkened as if a tornado were imminent. In this case, we were thrilled along with the rest of Delhi. The heat had fallen away like a discarded overcoat and the rain fell like joy from heaven. This is the origin of the romantic Hindu monsoon. If you can find a print of Radha and Krishna walking along in overcast weather, that's the sky you would see here.
Fortunately, no flooding today, In fact the rain was not heavy, just enough.
New Delhi is a city with ancient Mughal architecture in just about every district, and many of them are tombs. However, I was surprised to realize that these are cheerful places. They are beautiful, no doubt, and they are set in lovely grounds, They were certainly meant to aggrandize the "important" dead. However, intentionally or not, the sites of these tombs are also final gifts of the rulers to their people, of beauty, peace and public green space, even in dry New Delhi.
At Lodi Gardens we saw this ancient tomb of Muhammed Shah.
Here are two view of the tomb. This place is one of the few which have palms, which are scarce in New Delhi.
Inside are views of the old tombs and the lovely marble ceiling.
Here are two of Usha's more whimsical photos. We don't know what the little creature on the right is, but they show up in every park.
Fortunately, no flooding today, In fact the rain was not heavy, just enough.
New Delhi is a city with ancient Mughal architecture in just about every district, and many of them are tombs. However, I was surprised to realize that these are cheerful places. They are beautiful, no doubt, and they are set in lovely grounds, They were certainly meant to aggrandize the "important" dead. However, intentionally or not, the sites of these tombs are also final gifts of the rulers to their people, of beauty, peace and public green space, even in dry New Delhi.
At Lodi Gardens we saw this ancient tomb of Muhammed Shah.
Here are two view of the tomb. This place is one of the few which have palms, which are scarce in New Delhi.
Inside are views of the old tombs and the lovely marble ceiling.
Here are two of Usha's more whimsical photos. We don't know what the little creature on the right is, but they show up in every park.
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