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Ellora Cave No. 16 - Kailash temple	Ellora Cave
Indian woman with sari pulled between legs -lundi style	Happy Family visiting the caves
Curious passer-bys	Object of their curiosity - man sawing branches off a tree
Daulatabad Fort (Deogiri) or City of Fortune - capital city of Mohammed bin Tughlak in the 13th century	Inside the main entrance
Close up of Fort's tower	One of the water supply of the fort
Prison of the Fort	One of the dark passage ways where flaming torches were thrusted upon the unwary enemy
Bibi-Ka-Maqbara - a replica of the Taj mahal, built in 1679 by Emperor Aurangazeb's son as a tribute to his mother, Begum Rabia Durani. Someti,es call the "Poor Man's Taj" because it's 20% marble and 80% shale, giving it a look of cheap imitation.
Decorations on the gate of Bibi-Ka-Maqbara	Decorations on the walls of Bibi-Ka-Maqbara
Street vendors in old Aurangabad	Muslim women on the streets of old Aurangabad
Traditional weaving of Paithani sarees, woven in silk and gold	Shawl woven in the traditional Himroo style where the design is set in a bunch of strings which pull threads in the warp. Takes 3 weeks and 2 persons to produce.

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