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| India stands unified today, but for most of it's history (dating before 1948) India was a patchwork of independent states and peoples. From Hyderabad we moved towards the west coast to a historically famous (famous in India, that is) place called Bijapur. This city once served as the capital of the Adil Shah kings - one of those ancient independent states. The town carries a strong Muslim influence, but it's also a centre of Shaivism, which emphasizes a single personalised God. Besides many independent states India supported a lot of independent religions too. | |||
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Place
your own statue here, at the Ibrahim Rouza, a mausoleum for old kings of Bijapur.
These guys spared no effort in building their graves. | |||
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Indians want to pose for a
picture with Jill - she could make a living at it. | |||
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Bijapur's
masterpiece - the Golgumbaz - the mausoleum for Adil Shah, a ruler of ancient
Bijapur. It claims to be the second biggest dome in the world (after St. Peter's
in Rome). | |||