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The Spell of India:
India’s Cultural Heritage
Carol A. Keller, PhD
Images from Fulbright-Hays Summer Abroad Program, 2003
San Antonio College
Images of India
Travelers in India – Antiquity to the Present
 Megasthenes, late 4th century BCE
 Martin Luther King, 20th century
First Impressions
 Surprise ?
 Generosity, poverty, disease, archaic taboos (caste), religious faith & division, towering intellects, Hi-tech leader, “Bollywood”, globalization
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Images of India
 July – August, 2003
 Summer Monsoon season
 Travel via Airplane, bus, auto-rikshaw, cycle-rikshaw, taxi
The Images are grouped as:
Sacred Landscapes
Cultural Heritage
New Millennium
India ~ Cultural Heritage
Fatehpur Sikri ~ Akbar’s City
Agra ~ Taj Mahal
Jaipur ~ Amber Fort
Varanasi ~ “City of Light”
India ~ Cultural Heritage
Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri
India ~The Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal ~ Dawn
The Taj Mahal ~ Noon
The Taj Mahal ~ details
The Taj Mahal
Jaipur ~ Amber Fort
Established in 1592, the citadel was built on the remains of an 11th century fort that follows the contours of a natural ridge. Travelers ride elephants up a cobbled path to visit the fort.
Jaipur ~ Amber Fort
Jaipur ~ Amber Fort
Varanasi ~ City of Light
Sacred Pilgrim City on the Ganges
Varanasi ~ City of Light
Varanasi ~ City of Light
Varanasi ~ City of Light
Varanasi ~ City of Light
Varanasi ~ City of Light
Varanasi ~ City of Light
Varanasi ~ City of Light
India ~ The New Millennium
The New Millennium
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