Tag: heritage
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Gwalior and Morena ‘Heritage’ trip montage :)
Visited the heart of India, Madhya Pradesh, recently! Went to several amazing places in Gwalior and Morena and this 2 minute montage shows glimpses of the same…a kind of trailer to the Heritage video-travelogue series that we’ll be releasing in coming months 🙂 Cheers!
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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…
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Metcalfe’s Bridge and Boathouse (Dilkusha) – Mehrauli Archaeological Park (Episode 5)
In this episode we go further inside the Mehrauli Archaeological Park exploring Dilkusha – Metcalfe’s pleasure-palace of sorts! We visit the place where, as a pat of re-landscaping the place, Metcalfe got a water stream redirected and also built a bridge and a boat house right next to a Mughal tomb!
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Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb – Mehrauli Archaeological Park (Episode 3)
In this episode we visit the Mosque and Tomb of JAMALI-KAMALI. Shaikh Fazlullah (pen name – Jamali) was a Sufi mystic, a poet and a traveller from the early 16th century. One of his known works include a book, a kind of biography of various Sufi saints of Medieval India. Jamali was also the court poet and…
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Hazrat Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya Dargah – Hazrat Amir Khusro Dargah AND Qawwali :)
20 mins of bliss divine! Bringing to you Qawwalis from Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargaah ..and also an extended inner view of the shrines of Hazrat Amir Khusro and Hazrat Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya 🙂 And oh yes .. you’re welcome! 😀
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Aashiq Allah Dargaah – Sanjay Van Qila Lal Kot : Episode 6
AASHIQ ALLAH DARGAAH and more – the final Episode in our video series about SANJAY VAN. Video Link >> http://youtu.be/fnhbg4yNAMk In this episode we get to know about some very prominent SUFI saints of the Sultanate era ..and even older. We learn about the KHIZRGAAH/Chillagaah in this ridge area where people from across the world…
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NEELA HAUZ : Exploring Sanjay Van – Qila Lal Kot – Episode 5
In this episode we visit one of the channels of the ancient pond NEELA HAUZ! We discuss about the stories and history associated with this place, the times of Tomars, the Sultanate era of Delhi and also the modern day situation of this waterbody. Hope you’ll like this green little ecosystem right in the heart…
Jashn Hai Zindagi 