where: Fatehpur Sikri

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Akbar
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People would tie a piece of yarn to the "jalis" (carved marble screen) and make a wish.
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This is said to mimic the mosque at Mecca. A Qoranic inscription reads: "The world is a bridge, pass over it but build no house upon it. He who hopes for an hour may hope for an eternity."
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The abandoned capital city of Fatehpur Sikri, must have been quite the scene in its heyday (1570-1586)
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