Stories from Mandu
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| Wondering where to go for my next blog, and to satisfy my wanderlust, this time, I preferred an old-fashioned city of Madhya Pradesh, 'Mandu'. Mandavgad or Mandu is a celebration in stone of life and joy, of the love of the poet-prince Baz Bahadur for his beautiful companion, Rani Roopmati. Situated on the Vindhya Ranges at 2,000 feet, Mandu was originally the fort - capital or Mahal Ka Sheher (city of forts) of the Parmar rulers of Malwa in the 8th Century. The last king of the Parmar dynasty who ruled Mandu was Raja Bhoj. A famous saying is often heard on this, "Kahaan Raja Bhoj kahaan Gangu Teli". After the 13th century, Mandav was ruled by the Mughals and Sultans and later Marathas. |
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"Namaste, kya main aapke sath ek photo le lu?" (Namaste, can I get a photo with you?)...
"Khamma Ghani, yahaan hamare idar Khamma Ghani chalta hai...le lo photo, hahaha" (We people greet saying, "Khammaghani.", Yes you may take pics), he said with a broad smile and boastful attitude.
With this, I came to know about the beautiful-diverse Indian culture and the love of the people with their own culture. I took a pic of him and thanked him for teaching me this lovely way to greet others. One special thing I noticed was a Plumeria Alba (Champa) tree, that was really too big and I've never seen that big tree of this flower in my life. Welcoming the splendid season of spring, there were standing Palash trees with their flowers shed on the ground throughout our way to Mandu.
So coming here and touching people's lives has been a phenomenal experience for me. My memories are gradually getting filled with incredible stories to tell you all, that I intend to treasure, for a lifetime. Coming here made me realize one thing, living in big cities, we often miss the beauty and traditional ethics of our artistic country. Every city has a story to tell, and this city has a romantic charm to it due to the incomplete, yet famous love story of Baz Bahadur and Roopmati, the lovers who couldn't unite in their entire life span. Feeling surprised naa? This city has a lot more surprises to narrate, so when are you coming to listen?
This city seems appealing as conveyed through your blogs, it's a must visit, kudos😇
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DeleteSmart welcome through the short spring season, blended story telling of nature and history....awaiting for the journey of Mandu.All the best...your anonymous pilot
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