The Taj Mahal is the most famous Monuments of India. But do you know there are 3500 monuments like the Taj Mahal? There were 565 kingdoms in India, and each kingdom was ruled by one king who built a large & gigantic residence for himself. And a few went further and made humongous Hindu temples, Islamic tombs, and gardens of paradise.

In Delhi you must visit Akshardham Temple during sunset to understand the Hindu culture & temple architecture of the 12th century. Yes, you heard right: the Hindu kings were making such temples of gods in the 12th century, which is 600 years before the foundation of the USA. Ancient Hindus were masters of six subjects: math, geometry, grammar, astronomy, astrology, and archery.

This 141-foot-high Hindu temple was built in 2005, which is a copy of Hindu temples from the 12th century that were broken by Islamic invaders in the 12th century, like Mohammad Gauri from Afghanistan. 300 years of Islamic rule in Delhi did not give patronage to Hindu temple architecture, so Hindus lost many old original temples with the time due to lack of maintenance and repair.

In Agra, you can see a Red Taj Mahal too. Yes, everyone knows about the ivory-white Taj Mahal, but no one knows about this beautiful red Taj Mahal. It is called the John Hessing tomb. He was a Dutch army officer who was hired by the Hindu Maratha army. He was killed in a war against the British Army. The oral historian & guide Sandeep tells more about the heroic acts of different soldiers from different countries.

Agra is also a great place to make friends with elephants. Each elephant has a story. Do you want to know? There is an elephant sanctuary just 1 hour and 15 minutes away from the Taj Mahal. Spend two hours with these rescued elephants and learn more about the fantastic world of elephants.

Spend your evening with the story of heartbroken King Shahajahan in his moonlight garden, from where he used to see the Taj Mahal during moonlight and sunset. Yes, this was the original place to see the Taj Mahal, not from the other side, from where all tourists see it nowadays.