This is a Hindu temple on the outskirts of Delhi. There are no cameras allowed inside, but this place is GORGEOUS. It's huge, and there is so much detail in the stone work. There are so many carvings, mostly of elephants just on the outside, and it's a massive building. Inside it has even more intricate carvings on the cieling and walls, and there are statues of famous Hindu gods with donation boxes. There are also frescos, many of them, explaining the journey of the famous swami the temple was built for. I thought the story was lovely, he supposedly tried very hard to fight for the rights of women and untouchables, to abolish the caste system. However, I talked to my boy after, and he said a lot of that is exaggerated. Sad.
Regardless, the temple is breathtaking, and clean and the eggs at the end (huge pieces of stone in egg shapes, split in half with an irredescent deep purple hue inside that sayings are inscribed in) are well worth the visit. I would not only recommend, but insist on this feat of architechture to any visitor of Delhi.
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