Friday, December 28, 2007

India: Jama Mashid Mosque (Delhi)

The first tourist stop on our visit to Delhi by our guide was the the Jama Masjid Mosque. We ended up walking about 300 yards to the mosque from the Old city, since the traffic was so bad.

The really interesting thing about this mosque than some of the others that we've visited is that there is no interior chamber at all - don't know if that's an India thing or a common thing. Also the upside down Lotus flowers on the domes is a Hindu influence. Remember Indian History 101 - Mughals, descendants of Kublai Khan, came down and beat up the Hindu Maharajahs - so they had this peaceful co-existence thing with Islam and Hinduism.