Prayagraj (Allahabad)
This is the particularly auspicious point (sangam means 'river confluence') where two of India’s holiest rivers, the Ganges and the Yamuna, meet one of…
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Prayagraj (Allahabad)
Brahma, the Hindu god of creation, is believed to have landed on earth in Prayagraj (or Allahabad as it was known until recently), and to have named it the king of all pilgrimage centres. Indeed, Sangam, a river confluence on the outskirts of the city, is the most celebrated of India’s four Kumbh Mela locations. Allahabad was also home to the Nehru clan, whose house served as a headquarters for the independence movement against the colonial British Raj.
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Prayagraj (Allahabad)
This intriguing park, surrounded by huge walls, contains four highly impressive Mughal tombs. One is that of Prince Khusru, the eldest son of Emperor…
Prayagraj (Allahabad)
The Mughal tomb of Prince Khusru, the eldest son of Emperor Jehangir; he tried unsuccessfully to assassinate his father but was instead blinded and…
Prayagraj (Allahabad)
This is the Mughal tomb of Shah Begum, Emperor Jehangir’s first wife, who committed suicide in 1603 with an opium overdose because of the ongoing feud…
Prayagraj (Allahabad)
An attractive Mughal tomb constructed in 1625 by Nesa Begum (though it was never actually used as such).
Prayagraj (Allahabad)
Built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, the 16th-century Allahabad fort on the northern bank of the Yamuna has massive walls with three gateways flanked by…
Prayagraj (Allahabad)
This picturesque two-storey house is a shrine to the Nehru family, which has produced five generations of leading politicians, from Motilal Nehru …
Prayagraj (Allahabad)
This extensive museum in the grounds of Allahabad's nicest park has archaeological artefacts, Nehru family items, miniatures and ancient sculptures,…
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