Tag: Carving

• The tombs of Mohammad Ghaus, Miyaan Tansen and Bilas Khan

  

  As the nature sings ‘Miyaan ki Malhaar‘ this morning in Delhi, we bring to you, from Gwalior, the serenity and grandeur of the final resting place of the great musician MIYAAN TANSEN, his son BILAS KHAN (“Bilaskhani Todi” .. remember?) and his spiritual master MOHAMMAD GHAUS! Noteworthy is the jaali work made with stone carvings,…

  adityapathak

  May 11, 2015

  Explorations, Films, Gwalior, Heritage, History, Music, Sufi, Videos, Vlog

  akbar, architecture, Bilas Khan, Bilaskhani Todi, Carving, Gwalior, HB Maheshwari, heirtage, history, Indian Classical Music, INTACH, jaali, jaali work, jali, Madhya Pradesh, Miyaan ki Malhaar, Miyaan Tansen, Mohammad Ghous, Mohammad Ghous Shattari, Mohammad Ghuas, mughal, music, sufi, Sufi Saint, Tansen, tomb of mohammad ghaus, tomb of tansen, Tourism, Travel

• Siddhachal Jain Temple Caves – Monoliths and Carvings at Gwalior

  On the way up to the Gwalior fort the road climbs through a wooded gorge called the Urwahi valley. Facing it, and carved into the soaring sandstone cliff, are the imposing ‘Jain‘ monoliths that depict the Teerthankars. The Sanskrit/Hindi word “Teerth” means a destination situated at the bank of a river and “Teerthankar” would mean…

  adityapathak

  March 7, 2015

  Artwork, Blog, Explorations, Heritage, History, Meditation, Photographs

  ancient, art, Bamiyan, Carving, Gwalior, heritage, history, Idol, Jain, Jain Caves, Mahavira, Monolith, Monolithic, Monolithic Caves, Sculptor, sculpture, spiritual, Stone, teerthankar, tomar