The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence

BASINGSTOKE, U.K. - Nov. 4, 2024 - PRLog -- The V&A museum in London's South Kensington, is opening a new, major exhibition celebrating the extraordinary creative output and internationalist culture of the Golden Age of the Mughal Court (about 1560 – 1660) during the reigns of its most famous emperors: Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan.

The exhibition will run from 9 November until 5 May 2025, and include a plethora of items including paintings, jewellery, and costumes, spanning the period of the Mughal Empire.

Highlights will include a ceremonial spoon set with diamonds, rubies, and emeralds from around 1600, a portrait of Shah Jahan holding an emerald, and an inscribed spinal featuring the names of six rulers, from the mid-15^th to mid-18^th Centuries.

Specialist UK operator Corinthian Travel, offers several trips which follow in the footsteps of the Great Mughals, including the popular, 12-night, India: Jewel of the East, which provides a captivating and magical insight into north India's extraordinary cultural heritage and diversity.

The private, chauffeured tour, begins in Delhi, to discover the city's grand Mughal and colonial monuments, before taking a flight to Varanasi, the sacred town regarded as older than history by Mark Twain. Here, witness a mystical 'Aarti' ceremony on the banks of the Ganges and visit Sarnath, where the Buddha gave his first sermon after attaining enlightenment.

Fly to Khajuraho and admire the striking 10th-century Chandela Temples, regarded as one of India's greatest masterpieces of medieval temple art, and cruise on the serene Ken River, before arriving in Agra to discover the milk-white Taj Mahal.

Then, delve into Rajasthan, 'the Land of Kings' to discover a riot of colour; admire Jaipur's ornate forts and palaces with their glittering mirror-work and miniature paintings.

Next, traverse the timeless rural countryside of Rajasthan, for a stay at a converted palace hotel, to discover the delights of rural India.

The holiday ends with two nights relaxing in Udaipur – one of the world's most beautiful cities- with a stay at the Taj Lake Palace Hotel.

The private tour costs from £3745 per person.  This includes private road transportation throughout, domestic flights between Delhi /Varanasi and Varanasi /Khajuraho, 12 nights' B&B (plus one lunch and three dinners), sightseeing/entrance fees, guides, cycle rickshaw ride through Old Delhi, private boat rides on the Ganges, Ken River and Lake Pichola, and jeep safaris at Panna National Park.

Alternatively, upgrade to Corinthian Travel's 'Diamond' accommodation itinerary, which includes stays at India's finest 'palace hotels' (from £7895 pp).

Corinthian Travel (020 3583 6089, corinthiantravel.co.uk.