Fortuitous Fluke

June 8, 2010

The sky glows brilliantly at dusk behind the Taj Mahal. - Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India - Daily Travel Photos
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The sky glows brilliantly at dusk behind the Taj Mahal. (From the archives, due to time restraints.)

What can I say? I got lucky on this one. The average day in India is heavily overcast with smog and industrial pollutants, not to mention a heat-induced layer of haze which is visible in yesterday's photo. I stayed in Agra two full weeks waiting for the perfect weather conditions and I think I lucked out big time by selecting this particular day. On top of the great weather, the same day happened to be free entry because of Indian Heritage day. Allah u akbar, indeed!

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