After completing Darshan in the Ramraja and the Chaturbhuj Temple we headed towards the Orchha fort.
The Bundela Rajput kings had their capital in Tikamgarh.
For a naturally secured base, they shifted the capital to the riverine island of Orchha , and the fort was built in the 16th century by Rudra Pratap Singh.
By paying a nominal entrance fee of only rupees 10 we entered the fort complex .
The Raja Mahal greeted us with some beautiful frescos . The natural colours derived from plants and vegetables , are still intact , and the massive architecture is adorned with murals , and tucked with secret tunnels, and underground chambers.
Crossing the heritage hotel Sheesh Mahal , we reached the jewel of Orchha that is the Jahangir Mahal..
Veer Singh Deo assassinated Abul Fazal who was very close to emperor Akbar and tried to help Jahangir to become the next Mughal emperor .
To strengthen his relation with Jehangir he built and dedicated the Jehangir Mahal to the Mughal emperor . By combining the architecture of the Mughals with the Bundelas , the Jehangir Mahal stands out as one of the finest buildings of Orchha.
Repleted with dilapidated mansions and vacant structures , in the hot summers Orchha appeared empty and arid .
One of the contemporaries of Akbar was king Indrajeet who built a mansion for his favourite courtesan and lady love Rai Parveen . It is said, emperor Akbar himself was so enamored by her beauty and talent that she was invited to his court. Rai Parveen fearlessly refused his proposal, conveying that her heart and soul belonged to only king Indrajeet. Their love story has been immortalized in local Bundela folklores.
Gone are the days and the grandeur when the Orchha fort complex resonated to the tunes of music and galloping of horses. it is witness to battles fought and defeated , to love found and lost , to faith broken and restored , and to the Rajas and Maharajas resting peacefully at the cenotaphs.
Bindu Sarovar Sidhpur Gujarat | Matru Tarpan Place | બિંદુ સરોવર સિધ્ધપુર
After seeing the #RudraMahalaya temple , we again boarded an auto rickshaw to reach the #BinduSarovar. #Siddhpur was originally called Sristhal , there is a museum inside the #BinduSarovar complex which is named as the Sristhal museum . Broken pieces of the temples specially of the Maru-Gurjar architectural style of the Solanki period is kept inside the museum, beautiful wooden carvings are there and a beautiful mirror is also exhibited. Ticket fare is only 5 rupees. There are more than one mythological stories sorrounding the Bindu sarovar . The holy tank ,finds it's mention in the Rig Veda as well . It is believed Parshuram and the Sage Kapil , had conducted the last rites of their mothers over here in Bindu sarovar . Hence it's also called #MatriGaya or #MatriMokshSthal . This is the only place in India , where people come to perform the last rites of maternal lineage .
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