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Mughal & South Asian Hindu

Two architectural traditions sharing a subcontinent and frequently sharing buildings. South Asian Hindu architecture is dense, sculptural, and crowded with gods — every surface alive. Mughal architecture is the opposite — symmetrical, restrained, geometric, and built around water and shadow. They meet at sites like Fatehpur Sikri and produce something neither could alone.

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