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Lahore Pakistan - Badshahi Mosque and the Old City
2008.06.18
Badshahi Mosque -- Notice that no one is here -- except me. There is a reason.....to be saved for the book.
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Badshahi Mosque -- Notice that no one is here -- except me. There is a reason.....to be saved for the book.
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Diwaan of the Mosque
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Diwaan of the Mosque
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Diwaan in front of the Mimbar
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Diwaan in front of the Mimbar
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Siri Paey -- a curry-like soup. Made with Goat head and hooves. Considered by some as a delicacy.
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Siri Paey -- a curry-like soup. Made with Goat head and hooves. Considered by some as a delicacy.
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Tonga (horse and carriage for people transport.) Also, man carrying a charpoy (sleeping cot).
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Tonga (horse and carriage for people transport.) Also, man carrying a charpoy (sleeping cot).
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Mule pulling cart
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Mule pulling cart
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Lemon sales
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Lemon sales
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Private transportation
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Private transportation
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Lassi drinkers
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Lassi drinkers
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Midday nap on the fruit chart stand
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Midday nap on the fruit chart stand
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Hookah smoking
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Hookah smoking
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I spent the morning of June 18 at Lahore's Badshahi Mosque and a walk through the Old City.
From Wikipedia: The Badshahi Mosque (Urdu: بادشاھی مسجد), or the 'Emperor's Mosque', was built in 1673 by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in Lahore, Pakistan. It is one of the city's best known landmarks, and a major tourist attraction epitomising the beauty and grandeur of the Mughal era.
Capable of accommodating over 55,000 worshipers, it is the second largest mosque in Pakistan, after the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. The architecture and design of the Badshahi Masjid is closely related to the Jama Masjid in Delhi, India, which was built in 1648 by Aurangzeb's father and predecessor, emperor Shah Jahan.
