# THE TEMPLE OF LOVE DELHI & AGRA INDIA PEARL MOSQUE & TAJ MAJAL 59514

The Temple of Love, the seventh film in the 1930s’ travel film series Traveltalks, produced by James A. Fitzpatrick, takes viewers on a tour of India and features visits to Delhi, Agra, and the Deserted City. The film begins on the road outside of the Deserted City, Fatehpur Sikri ( 00:56 ), showing the ancient abandoned city. The impressive city ( 01:50 ) features a beautiful courtyard in the Great Mosque, and a surprising community of orphaned children ( 02:30 ). The tour of India continues with a visit to the Tower of Victory ( 03:22 ) on route to Delhi, which commemorates the victory of Muhammad over the Hindus. At Delhi ( 03:44 ), the viewer is treated to scenes of bustling streets and the sacred cows ( 04:10 ) that wander the city as if it is theirs. Other sights include a funeral procession ( 05:07 ) and a visit to Cathedral Mosque ( 05:25 ; 05:42 ; 05:57 ), built by Shah Jahan in the mid-seventeenth century. On the road from Delhi to Agra, the travelers encounter a “Punch and Judy” troupe ( 06:19 ), before arriving at the fortified walls of Agra ( 06:50 ). Snake charmers ( 07:18 ) sit outside of the city’s gates, where they cheer on a fight between a cobra and a mongoose ( 07:44 ). Inside the city is the beautiful Pearl Mosque ( 08:28 ), which—according to tradition—used to house a great pearl suspended from the ceiling. The final stop is at Taj Mahal ( 09:05 ), the so-called “Temple of Love,” the mausoleum of Mumtaz Mahal, built by Shah Jahan as a memorial to his…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/59514TheTempleOfLove)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
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