Mahal

Folk Dancer

Conventionally, Bharata natyam was a solo dance performed by women used to illustrate stories from the Hindu religious texts. Then, in 1910, the colonial British government banned temple dancing and the Indian community pushed back, embracing the form and expanding it outside the temples and across the country. Today, Bharatanatyam is a staple of popular dance and Bollywood movies, for example the 2016 time-traveling romance Baar Baar Dekho (Look Again and Again) which earned over 55 crore (US$650) at the box office. If you’re in the mood to give Bollywood dance a go yourself, try this Bollywood dance workout!

Then, stop by the most beautiful mausoleum in the world, the Taj Mahal. Commissioned in 1632 by the emperor Shah Jahan to provide a final resting place for his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb of Jahan himself. Thanks to Google you can get right up close to the building and explore the intricacies of the architecture, or join one of the many tours available on YouTube such as this one from the folk

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