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Inside the ruins of Zafar Mahal #182224443
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A single frame showing the juxtaposed history of almost 650 years.Image taken from what remains of the Zafar Mahal in Mehrauli village, overlooking the dome of Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki`s dargah in extreme right & also the domes of Moti Masjid in the center. In the foreground of Moti Masjid are the unmarked graves of at least three Mughal emperors & one Mughal prince along with an empty plot in between that was reserved for Bahadur Shah `Zafar` the last Mughal emperor however he was deported to Burma Myanmar after being tried for treason by the British in the aftermath of the Gadar of 1857.Zafar Mahal itself takes its name from that of the last Mughal emperor & it was the last monumental structure built by the Mughals during the fading years of the Mughal era.