Ram Bagh Imli
Ram Bagh Imli
A tamarind tree at Ram Bagh, in Agra, where the first Mughal Gardens were first brought to India from Persia.
Spotting the Taj
Spotting the Taj
Taj Longleaf Pine
Taj Longleaf Pine
A Himalayan Longleaf pine grows near the entrance to the Taj Mahal Gardens
A Palm for Ustad Ahmed Lahauri
A Palm for Ustad Ahmed Lahauri
This palm tree in the corner of the Taj Mahal Garden is named for Ustad Lahauri, who designed and built the monument
A Cycad for the Gauhara Begum
A Cycad for the Gauhara Begum
This cycad is for Gauhara Begum, the daughter of Mumtaz Mahal. The mother died in childbirth and the Taj was built in her memory. Gauhara lived to the age of 75.
Mimusops for Aurangzeb
Mimusops for Aurangzeb
This mimusops tree is for Aurangzeb, who eventually successfully struggled for the throne after Shah Jehan, the builder of the Taj Mahal
Broken Heart Mimusops
Broken Heart Mimusops
This old tree with a broken branch can remind one of Shah Jehan’s broken heart when his wife Mumtaz Mahal died in childbirth
Taj Right Side Mimusops
Taj Right Side Mimusops
A large Mimusops, prominently visible as you look towards the Taj Mahal
Noori Masjid Pilkhan
Noori Masjid Pilkhan
A small mosque at the Agra Cantonment Rail Station is shadowed by a ficus tree.
Taj Right Side Replant
Taj Right Side Replant
The last of the line of often-photographed cypress trees growing before the Taj Mahal has actually just been replaced with a very young sapling.