Here are some pictures from my second trip to India in 1990. My first time there was in 1988 and was there again in May this year (1997) for a friend's wedding. The 1990 trip was by myself and was partially a pilgrimage to Buddhist places.

This is a view of the ancient Buddhist cave temples / monasteries at Ajanta in Maharashtra.

This shows part of the famous Kailasha temple carved from monolithic rock at Ellora.

This is the Jahaz Mahal - Ship Palace - from the East at Mandu.

This is the Jahaz Mahal from the other side.

This is an Indian Squirrel at Sanchi.

This is the main Stupa at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh.

This is one of the four gates (toranas) to the main Stupa (I think the east gate).

This is the palace on the fort at Gwalior.

This is one of the Taj Mahal minarets at Agra.

This is the throne canopy in the hall of public audience in the Moghul Palaces in Agra Fort.

This is the octagonal tower, part of the Moghul palaces in Agra Fort.

This is the Itmud-ud-daula - the tomb of a Moghul Noble in Agra.

This is the hall of private audience (diwan-i-khas) in the Moghul palaces at Fatehpur Sikri.

This is the Barra Imambarra at Lucknow.

This is the Maha Bodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya.

This is the Bodhi Tree beside the Maha Bodhi temple at Bodh Gaya. This is the site of the Buddha's awakening and the tree is a descendant of the original.

This is the Japanese Dayokyo Great Buddha statue at Bodh Gaya.

This is the Shanti Stupa near Rajgir in Bihar.

This is the Swayambunath Stupa at Kathmandu in Nepal.

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