Jama Majid Mosque in Delhi
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Jama Majid Mosque in Delhi
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The Mosque is very large. Tourists are allowed up one of the minarets. However female tourists must be accompanied by men.
Great views from the top of the minaret. Not for the feint-hearted, though. The space at the top was small & far too crowded.
Inside this Jain Temple is a forest of columns.
There are 1444 individually carved pillars - all different. It was easy to get lost in here.
Some carvings were educational, such as this one illustrating various positions from a famous Indian book.
A holy man attending to his Lingam.
The figures are very flowing and sensuous, certainly not the sort you would find in a Christian church.
Many of these carvings tell fantastic stories.
The carvings show all aspects of life & were used as a teaching aid for the illiterate locals.
There is often a vertical hierarchy to the decorations, with the lower carvings representing the animals, the humans somewhere in the middle & the Gods & celestial beings at the top.
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