JAMA MASJID
Fatehpur Sikri

Christine ties one of her colored strings on the jali (carved screen) making a wish for each string she ties on. Pilgrims hope that the prayers these strings represent will be answered like Akbar's were in 1561. Many childless women come here to pray for sons.

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