Dawn at the Taj Mahal


Details of the Taj Mahal, seen against a dawn sky
Magical colours just after dawn © A. Harrison

After standing in the darkness forever, dawn came swiftly in India.

Night was swirling away when the turnstiles opened, and I walked through to see the Taj Mahal for the first time.

The orb of the sun captured by a marble pavilion © A. Harrison


It was worth rising in the darkness just for these magical moments.

For a chance to see the Taj Mahal with so few people around. For a chance to be the first person in the tomb, and have the place to myself before the noise of the day came to disrupt my thoughts.


Impossible to capture the splendour of this building © A. Harrison



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