The Poor Man's Taj

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If you chance a visit to my hometown, which happens to be Aurangabad Deccan, you may come across a near perfect replica, of the world famous Taj Mahal, located at Agra. The structure, known as the,"Bibi-Ka Maqbara", is a mausoleum, built by Azam Shah, the son of the famous Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, as a mark of reverence to his mother, Dilras Bano. Labelled as the poor man's Taj, this place is a major tourist attraction of South India, and gives Aurangabad a claim to being a prominent tourist destination. Both the Taj, and the 'Maqbara', as we locals of Aurangabad call the latter, are a testimony to love; the former, as a tribute by a lover to his beloved, and the latter as a gesture, by a son to his mother. One cannot but admire the Great Mughals, for expressing their feelings through architecture of the highest caliber.