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Delhi to Agra Same Day Tour

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Are you looking for Delhi to Agra Same Day Tour?

Agra Fort

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Taj Mahal

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THIS SAME DAY TOUR WILL START AT 6:30 AM FROM DELHI AND ENDS AT 11:30 PM (APPROXIMATELLY) AT DELHI AND WILL BE AS PER THE FOLLOWING ITINERARY:1. SIKANDRA (AKBAR TOMB BY-PASS)THE THIRD MUGHAL EMPEROR AKBAR THE GREAT (1542–1605), HIMSELF COMMENCED ITS CONSTRUCTION IN AROUND 1600, AFTER HIS DEATH, AKBAR’S SON JAHANGIR COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION IN 1605-16132. AGRA FORTIT WAS ORIGINALLY A BRICK FORT, HELD BY THE HINDU SIKARWAR RAJPUTS. IT WAS MENTIONED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 1080 AD WHEN A GHAZNAVIDE FORCE CAPTURED IT. SIKANDAR LODI (1488–1517) WAS THE FIRST SULTAN OF DELHI WHO SHIFTED TO AGRA AND LIVED IN THE FORT. HE GOVERNED THE COUNTRY FROM HERE AND AGRA ASSUMED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SECOND CAPITAL. HE DIED IN THE FORT IN 1517 AND HIS SON, IBRAHIM LODI, HELD IT FOR NINE YEARS UNTIL HE WAS DEFEATED AND KILLED AT PANIPAT IN 1526. SEVERAL PALACES, WELLS AND A MOSQUE WERE BUILT BY HIM IN THE FORT DURING HIS PERIOD

Itinerary of the Tour

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3. Taj MahalThe Taj Mahal “crown of palaces”, is a white Marble mausoleum located in Agra, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as “the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage. Taj Mahal is the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements from Persian, Turkish and Indian architectural styles. In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 4. Mathura (Birth Place of Lord Krishna)Mathura has an ancient history. According to the Archeological Survey of India plaque at the Mathura Museum, the city is mentioned in the oldest Indian epic, the Ramayana. Mathura is the birthplace of Lord Krishna at the centre of Braj or Brij-bhoomi, called Shri Krishna Janma-Bhoomi, literally: ‘Lord Krishna’s birth place’ The Keshav Dev temple was built in ancient times on the site of Krishna’s legendary birthplace (an underground prison). According to the Mahabharata and Bhagavata Purana epics, Mathura was the capital of the Surasena Kingdom, ruled by Kansa the maternal uncle of Krishna.5. VrindavanVrindavan (alternatively spelled Vrindaban, Brindavan, Brindavana, or Brundavan) also known as Vraj (as it lies in the Braj region) is a town in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the site of an ancient forest which is the region where according to the Mahabharata, a grand Epic of Sanskrit literature dating back to the 3000BC, the deity Krishna spent his childhood days. Vrindavan has an ancient past, associated with Hindu history, and is an important Hindu pilgrimage site.

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