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Lucknow, slowly

4 parts · Zoya Siddiqui
  1. The arched facade of the Bara Imambara in warm lightPart 1A Hall With No BeamsThe Bara Imambara was built to give a starving city work. It still holds its breath.
  2. An arched blue wooden door in a warm wallPart 2Behind the Blue DoorA haveli that has been in one family for six generations, and the woman who keeps it.
  3. White chikankari embroidery on pale muslinPart 3White on WhiteInside the lanes where Lucknow's chikankari is still stitched by hand.
  4. Domes and minarets against a dusk skyPart 4The Hour of DomesFrom a terrace in the old city, the skyline turns into paper cut-outs.