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    The Tomb of Iltutmish captures the past, present, and future. It was originally built as an architectural wonder but is now overgrown with vegetation. The writings on its walls are in an ancient language not widely understood today. The tomb represents a journey through time, from its original purpose to the changing world around it now.

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    The Tomb of Iltutmish captures the past, present, and future. It was originally built as an architectural wonder but is now overgrown with vegetation. The writings on its walls are in an ancient language not widely understood today. The tomb represents a journey through time, from its original purpose to the changing world around it now.

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    The Tomb of Iltutmish captures the past, present, and future. It was originally built as an architectural wonder but is now overgrown with vegetation. The writings on its walls are in an ancient language not widely understood today. The tomb represents a journey through time, from its original purpose to the changing world around it now.

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    The Tomb of Iltutmish captures the past, present, and future. It was originally built as an architectural wonder but is now overgrown with vegetation. The writings on its walls are in an ancient language not widely understood today. The tomb represents a journey through time, from its original purpose to the changing world around it now.

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    A TIMELESS ECHO

    According to me, the Tomb of Iltutmish is a really fascinating. Historically built as a magnificent
    building, it is a tribute to the dead for their accomplishments during their lives. However, it also
    captures an essence of the past, the present and the future, within its walls.

    Upon a closer look, the tomb, which once was celebrated as an architectural wonder for
    someone significant, now is dotted with wild weeds, vegetation and a whole new ecosystem of
    life which calls it a home. Lined along its walls are words written in a language of past, not
    widely understood by the people today, yet recognized as a symbol of our shared history. If we
    are to believe the scriptures, they foretell a day of judgment when the deceased will rise to face
    divine evaluation and get their rewards as per their deeds. This truly completes a cyclical
    journey through time, spanning generations and imbuing the tomb with a significance that
    transcends mere burial grounds.

    There is also really interesting play of time that occurs between the viewer and the person
    resting in the tomb. From the viewer's perspective, the time is frozen in the past, when this
    magnificent structure was erected and is a good reference of the past, about the people who
    lived, how they lived and where they lived. Whereas, from the point of view of the deceased, the
    time flies by him as he wonders how the people around him have changed, people from various
    ethenic groups, beliefs and lifestyles visit his final resting spot, coming in from far and near.
    There is nothing he can do to experience this changing future, yet the present experiences the
    past in all its glory.

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