Built to commemorate those valiant warriors who laid down their lives defending the country, India Gate stands majestically in the centre of the national capital, as a crowning marvel of architecture. It houses the Amar Jawan Jyoti, that honours all the lives that have been lost in the defence of the nation.

We’ve all gone there, picnicking out in the lush green lawns while admiring the beauty of the monument as we gulped down ice-cream.

But this Delhi photographer was lucky to get a “closer” look at the monument. In fact, he climbed right to the top of it to capture amazing photographs of the surroundings!

Shooting for a coffee table book for the Ministry of Defense, photographer Aditya Kapoor wanted access to shoot different sects of army music bands, albeit, from a clear vantage point.

Luckily for Kapoor, the Commanding Officer granted him permission to climb to the top so that he could get an aerial panorama.

Kapoor climbed 300 steps, all the way to the top, from where he got amazing views of the Rashtrapati Bhawan on one side and the green pastures on the other. He made this “holy pilgrimage” several times a day (and night) to document the monument in various settings.

“The entire experience left me feeling much closer to the Capital, almost like a secret no one else has”, said Kapoor.

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Image credits: www.adityakapoor.com Source: Huffington Post