a view of the Gumbaz through the entrance

Gumbaz, Srirangapatna, Karnataka, India
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @16mm, 1/200 sec, f/6.3, ISO200

I recently returned home from a couple of weeks in Bangalore, India. It was my first visit to India, and I enjoyed the experience. Future blog posts will be used to write more about my impressions of India.

On the Saturday that I was in India, some colleagues took me to visit the city of Mysore to have a look at some of the local attractions. One of the places we visited near Mysore was Gumbaz, a tomb and mosque that was built by Tipu Sultan as a tribute to his father Hyder Ali.
The Gumbaz is over 220 years old, and contains the cenotaphs (empty tomb / monument) of Tipu Sultan, his parents, and various other relatives. The polished granite pillars and ceiling were very impressive, as were the ivory-inlaid doors.

The photo above shows a view of the Gumbaz from the entrance gate, and the photo below shows a row of arches in a seemingly deserted building behind the Gumbaz.

arches in an outer building

Gumbaz, Srirangapatna, Karnataka, India
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @10mm, 1/25 sec, f/6.3, ISO100