tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21858654981314623912024-03-13T05:41:25.513+05:30ManduAvihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185865498131462391.post-29683244527085826152008-01-28T23:22:00.002+05:302008-12-13T16:39:04.281+05:30A celebration in stone!Mandu is truly "a celebration in stone." The very ambience of this town situated on a plateu at an altitude of 634 msl takes you back in time and makes the dry history books come alive!<br />The road from Dhar to Mandu takes you through some of the most beautiful countryside dotted with small brick structures that served as outposts for the rulers. As the vehicle winds its way up the plateau you make a triumphant entry to this royal city of yore <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54WdfjgwPI/AAAAAAAACI8/YRqvTb8jgyU/s1600-h/Mandav063.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54WdfjgwPI/AAAAAAAACI8/YRqvTb8jgyU/s320/Mandav063.JPG" border="0" /></a> through its imposing gates and you realise you are about to unlock history!<br /><br />Alamgir Gate<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54WfvjgwRI/AAAAAAAACJM/JKlrBjRRi0I/s1600-h/Mandav066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54WfvjgwRI/AAAAAAAACJM/JKlrBjRRi0I/s320/Mandav066.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54WcvjgwOI/AAAAAAAACI0/EfpRXWUcwjQ/s1600-h/Mandav114.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54WcvjgwOI/AAAAAAAACI0/EfpRXWUcwjQ/s320/Mandav114.JPG" border="0" /></a>Bhangi Gate<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Delhi Gate <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185865498131462391.post-38660434655580726882008-01-28T23:12:00.000+05:302008-12-13T16:39:06.253+05:30Baz Bahadur's Palace<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54UMPjgwNI/AAAAAAAACIs/8emYGdQwHqI/s1600-h/Mandav222.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54UMPjgwNI/AAAAAAAACIs/8emYGdQwHqI/s320/Mandav222.JPG" border="0" /></a>Baz Bahadur's Palace<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54UKvjgwKI/AAAAAAAACIU/iJzAjFX7Xb0/s1600-h/Mandav213.JPG"></a> is truly an imposing structure<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54ULPjgwLI/AAAAAAAACIc/DmEslz_0Ze0/s1600-h/Mandav218.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54ULPjgwLI/AAAAAAAACIc/DmEslz_0Ze0/s320/Mandav218.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Rewa Kund<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54ULfjgwMI/AAAAAAAACIk/YbhIQ5GgnTU/s1600-h/Mandav221.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54ULfjgwMI/AAAAAAAACIk/YbhIQ5GgnTU/s320/Mandav221.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185865498131462391.post-26459704519098360222008-01-28T23:05:00.000+05:302008-12-13T16:39:06.718+05:30Some more views of Baz Bahadur's Palace<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54SmPjgwGI/AAAAAAAACH0/fKPMjfPQ8-c/s1600-h/Mandav215.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54SmPjgwGI/AAAAAAAACH0/fKPMjfPQ8-c/s320/Mandav215.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54SmfjgwHI/AAAAAAAACH8/AQUzAeUFOO4/s1600-h/Mandav216.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54SmfjgwHI/AAAAAAAACH8/AQUzAeUFOO4/s320/Mandav216.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54SmvjgwII/AAAAAAAACIE/YAOxS7jMGM8/s1600-h/Mandav217.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54SmvjgwII/AAAAAAAACIE/YAOxS7jMGM8/s320/Mandav217.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54Sm_jgwJI/AAAAAAAACIM/1_cEogtJbvo/s1600-h/Mandav218.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185865498131462391.post-12743962510457468842008-01-28T23:01:00.000+05:302008-12-13T16:39:07.516+05:30Rupmati's Pavillion<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54Rg_jgwCI/AAAAAAAACHU/Z1sltrZBuiI/s1600-h/Mandav225.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54Rg_jgwCI/AAAAAAAACHU/Z1sltrZBuiI/s320/Mandav225.JPG" border="0" /></a> This grand structure was originally built as a garrison and is right on the edge of the plateau overlooking the Nimar Plains. Rani Rupmati seemed to have a special affinity for this place and hence the name. This is the entrance to the pavillion<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54RhfjgwDI/AAAAAAAACHc/nw0wPJyt6Lo/s1600-h/Mandav227.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54RhfjgwDI/AAAAAAAACHc/nw0wPJyt6Lo/s320/Mandav227.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The setting sun gives a beautiful view & the reflection in the river below gives <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54Rh_jgwEI/AAAAAAAACHk/pd7c6IVtUms/s1600-h/Mandav228.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54Rh_jgwEI/AAAAAAAACHk/pd7c6IVtUms/s320/Mandav228.JPG" border="0" /></a> the impression of a gold biscuit- after all with its royal connections can the yellow metal be far behind!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Another view of Rupmati's Pavillion<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54RiPjgwFI/AAAAAAAACHs/-TorInBBSG0/s1600-h/Mandav233.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54RiPjgwFI/AAAAAAAACHs/-TorInBBSG0/s320/Mandav233.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Internal view <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185865498131462391.post-22003355828387802032008-01-28T23:00:00.001+05:302008-03-04T21:55:47.353+05:30A selection Rani Rupmati's versesThese verses attributed to Rani Rupmati are taken from "The lady of the Lotus" by Ahmad-ul-Umri and translated into English by L. M. Crump<br /><br />This verse talks about the wisdom of using one's wealth:<br /><br />Some men good fortune turns to evil ways<br />Other retain the good of simple days.<br />Some give and win more than the gift has cost<br />To others gifts are so much money lost.<br />some use their wealth for ends both wise and just;<br />And others only to indulge their lust.<br />Wealth may thus praises earn beyond all words<br />Or be less worth than yesterday's stale curds.<br /><br /><br />And here' s something quite radical for a royal lady of the 15th century!<br /><br />Some men are liars:<br />Some men are true:<br />Some pay their debts:<br />Some never do:<br />Some wives wear the dhoti*:<br />Some husbands skirts wear:<br />Some twirl their moustaches,<br />And some never dare.<br /><br />* the dhoti is a traditional Indian dress worn by malesAvihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185865498131462391.post-15078999077457266122008-01-18T19:16:00.000+05:302008-12-13T16:39:07.974+05:30Royal Enclave<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R6AVmvjgwaI/AAAAAAAACKU/SYVdrEjr9i0/s1600-h/Mandav084.JPG"></a> <div>This complex houses some of the most well known monuments of Mandu.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4N-xFXHFAI/AAAAAAAAB2g/VeO6XgFea0g/s1600-h/Mandav110.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" height="214" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4N-xFXHFAI/AAAAAAAAB2g/VeO6XgFea0g/s320/Mandav110.JPG" width="293" border="0" /></a> Gada Shah's shop looks like an old departmental store. Move over Walmart & Reliance Fresh of today. Gada Shah was the snazzy retailer of medieval Mandu<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4N-xVXHFBI/AAAAAAAAB2o/VOqUl4DxfUo/s1600-h/Mandav112.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" height="229" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4N-xVXHFBI/AAAAAAAAB2o/VOqUl4DxfUo/s320/Mandav112.JPG" width="294" border="0" /></a> Andheri Baodi - place for storing water<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4N-xlXHFCI/AAAAAAAAB2w/-MLWACBCSN4/s1600-h/Mandav114.JPG"></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4N-x1XHFDI/AAAAAAAAB24/3wCQRr31UBc/s1600-h/Mandav115.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" height="227" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4N-x1XHFDI/AAAAAAAAB24/3wCQRr31UBc/s320/Mandav115.JPG" width="302" border="0" /></a> The Jahaz Mahal taken from the Taweli Mahal </div><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185865498131462391.post-71609193333724187282008-01-17T12:06:00.000+05:302008-12-13T16:39:09.403+05:30Jahaz Mahal<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R473iVXHGlI/AAAAAAAACFQ/QYF7mOlw10o/s1600-h/Mandav119.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R473iVXHGlI/AAAAAAAACFQ/QYF7mOlw10o/s320/Mandav119.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R473ilXHGmI/AAAAAAAACFY/JkcLN907NO8/s1600-h/Mandav120.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R473ilXHGmI/AAAAAAAACFY/JkcLN907NO8/s320/Mandav120.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R473ilXHGnI/AAAAAAAACFg/Cbwm6bPLpRA/s1600-h/Mandav132.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R473ilXHGnI/AAAAAAAACFg/Cbwm6bPLpRA/s320/Mandav132.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R473i1XHGoI/AAAAAAAACFo/VcKD4xZofEg/s1600-h/Mandav133.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R473i1XHGoI/AAAAAAAACFo/VcKD4xZofEg/s320/Mandav133.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185865498131462391.post-91617362514365032032008-01-17T11:57:00.000+05:302008-12-13T16:39:10.238+05:30Hindola Mahal<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R57QLPjgwVI/AAAAAAAACJs/XvPctdZgYlA/s1600-h/Mandav076.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160791114585784658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R57QLPjgwVI/AAAAAAAACJs/XvPctdZgYlA/s320/Mandav076.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R57QL_jgwWI/AAAAAAAACJ0/jh-q0j4MRjw/s1600-h/Mandav089.JPG"></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R57QMvjgwXI/AAAAAAAACJ8/PtTrMphIzKk/s1600-h/Mandav089.JPG"></a>Hindola Mahal or the Swinging Palace is a marvellous piece of architecture. It is an open air theatre that is supported on either side by strong columns<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R57QM_jgwYI/AAAAAAAACKE/DEHL2yp08Hc/s1600-h/Mandav097.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160791144650555778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R57QM_jgwYI/AAAAAAAACKE/DEHL2yp08Hc/s320/Mandav097.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R471ZVXHGjI/AAAAAAAACFA/Am0wZwXJVck/s1600-h/Mandav076.JPG"></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R471ZlXHGkI/AAAAAAAACFI/_N4KO3lCppQ/s1600-h/Mandav081.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R471ZlXHGkI/AAAAAAAACFI/_N4KO3lCppQ/s320/Mandav081.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R471ZVXHGiI/AAAAAAAACE4/Amzdi0PNmG0/s1600-h/Mandav141.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R471ZVXHGiI/AAAAAAAACE4/Amzdi0PNmG0/s320/Mandav141.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R471Y1XHGhI/AAAAAAAACEw/iesx8mfuzIs/s1600-h/Mandav140.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R471Y1XHGhI/AAAAAAAACEw/iesx8mfuzIs/s320/Mandav140.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185865498131462391.post-84524109500956837582008-01-10T12:48:00.000+05:302008-12-13T16:39:10.812+05:30Hoshang Shah's tomb<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4R1c1XHGJI/AAAAAAAACAY/YJgAy7vhE7U/s1600-h/Mandav033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4R1c1XHGJI/AAAAAAAACAY/YJgAy7vhE7U/s320/Mandav033.JPG" border="0" /></a>This beautiful mausoleum<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4R1cVXHGHI/AAAAAAAACAI/BCNmFXxVTn0/s1600-h/Mandav030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" height="205" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4R1cVXHGHI/AAAAAAAACAI/BCNmFXxVTn0/s320/Mandav030.JPG" width="286" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4R1c1XHGII/AAAAAAAACAQ/y8xcrlBtbvo/s1600-h/Mandav032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 283px; HEIGHT: 207px" height="212" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4R1c1XHGII/AAAAAAAACAQ/y8xcrlBtbvo/s320/Mandav032.JPG" width="290" border="0" /></a> is considered the first Marble structure in India & besides the tomb of Hoshang Shah contains the mortal remains of numerous ancient worthies. The inscription at the entrance states that one of the architects of the Taj Mahal, Ustad Hamid visited this monument. In comparision to the the very ornate Taj Mahal however, this is a comparatively more simple structure but no less imposing for its sheer beauty.<br /><br /><br />The next two photographs are taken inside the mausoleum while the last is in the courtyard.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4R1dFXHGKI/AAAAAAAACAg/Nb76qzDebkM/s1600-h/Mandav036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 285px; HEIGHT: 207px" height="211" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4R1dFXHGKI/AAAAAAAACAg/Nb76qzDebkM/s320/Mandav036.JPG" width="291" border="0" /></a> These tombs are outside the marble structure and you can see the colonnade building in the background. <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185865498131462391.post-61384919791357664522008-01-09T12:11:00.000+05:302008-12-13T16:39:11.823+05:30Ashrafi Mahal<div>Ashrafi Mahal or Madrassa<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4RsnVXHGCI/AAAAAAAAB_g/XfneLTIyLxY/s1600-h/Mandav003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" height="212" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4RsnVXHGCI/AAAAAAAAB_g/XfneLTIyLxY/s320/Mandav003.JPG" width="290" border="0" /></a> opposite the Jami Masjid. the first picture shows the entrance while the remaining show the internal structure much of it is in ruins. In its heydays it must have surely been an imposing edific & worthy of a place to house future scholars<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4RsnVXHGDI/AAAAAAAAB_o/uWIv9C-5b2o/s1600-h/Mandav006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" height="217" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4RsnVXHGDI/AAAAAAAAB_o/uWIv9C-5b2o/s320/Mandav006.JPG" width="291" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4RsoFXHGFI/AAAAAAAAB_4/HUFWkjLS020/s1600-h/Mandav012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" height="208" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4RsoFXHGFI/AAAAAAAAB_4/HUFWkjLS020/s320/Mandav012.JPG" width="292" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4RsnlXHGEI/AAAAAAAAB_w/73WyFZZNZr4/s1600-h/Mandav010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" height="210" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4RsnlXHGEI/AAAAAAAAB_w/73WyFZZNZr4/s320/Mandav010.JPG" width="292" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4W2lFXHGMI/AAAAAAAACAw/W5Tu83yey3Y/s1600-h/Mandav008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153726096805927106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 273px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 208px" height="191" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4W2lFXHGMI/AAAAAAAACAw/W5Tu83yey3Y/s320/Mandav008.JPG" width="272" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4W2klXHGLI/AAAAAAAACAo/RkQ6h_xhHSY/s1600-h/Mandav004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153726088215992498" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 293px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" height="204" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4W2klXHGLI/AAAAAAAACAo/RkQ6h_xhHSY/s320/Mandav004.JPG" width="282" border="0" /></a>these are the cells where would be scholars of yore lived and studied. Care to experience college life here, anyone?<a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </div></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185865498131462391.post-16121061567913679782008-01-08T23:55:00.000+05:302008-12-13T16:39:12.943+05:30Jami Masjid<div align="left">The <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4MYfVXHEfI/AAAAAAAABx8/_egMjEVxt34/s1600-h/Mandav001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152989325231067634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4MYfVXHEfI/AAAAAAAABx8/_egMjEVxt34/s320/Mandav001.JPG" border="0" /></a> construction of the Jami Masjid was started by Hoshang Shah and completed by Mahmud Khilji in A.D. 1454. It is one of the most majestic buidlings in Mandu and apparently the builders had designed it on the lines of the great mosque at Damascus. This external view was taken from the Ashrafi Mahal opposite around 8.30 a.m. on 31-12-07.</div><br /><div align="right"></div><br /><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><br /><div align="right"></div><br /><div align="right"></div><br /><div align="right"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Some more views of the internal structure.</div><br /><div align="right"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4MYf1XHEgI/AAAAAAAAByE/iWxu_sFnUcs/s1600-h/Mandav014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152989333821002242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="203" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4MYf1XHEgI/AAAAAAAAByE/iWxu_sFnUcs/s320/Mandav014.JPG" width="262" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4MYgVXHEhI/AAAAAAAAByM/lVzs8PpM1WM/s1600-h/Mandav015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152989342410936850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="201" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4MYgVXHEhI/AAAAAAAAByM/lVzs8PpM1WM/s320/Mandav015.JPG" width="277" border="0" /></a></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4Md91XHEjI/AAAAAAAAByc/wVmjfGdQyck/s1600-h/Mandav023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152995346775216690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 241px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 176px" height="206" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4Md91XHEjI/AAAAAAAAByc/wVmjfGdQyck/s320/Mandav023.JPG" width="288" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4Md9VXHEiI/AAAAAAAAByU/MObbKWmaXYM/s1600-h/Mandav018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152995338185282082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 249px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px" height="214" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4Md9VXHEiI/AAAAAAAAByU/MObbKWmaXYM/s320/Mandav018.JPG" width="299" border="0" /></a>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185865498131462391.post-18069557369753307982008-01-08T23:49:00.000+05:302008-12-13T16:39:13.561+05:30Other monuments worth a visit<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R68kSgpHtBI/AAAAAAAACLY/Npp1LWquXVI/s1600-h/Mandav186.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 259px; HEIGHT: 202px" height="226" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R68kSgpHtBI/AAAAAAAACLY/Npp1LWquXVI/s320/Mandav186.JPG" width="299" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R68kTApHtCI/AAAAAAAACLg/aROX1_liupY/s1600-h/Mandav188.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" height="206" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R68kTApHtCI/AAAAAAAACLg/aROX1_liupY/s320/Mandav188.JPG" width="261" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R68kTQpHtDI/AAAAAAAACLo/fWXmQ_bFoQI/s1600-h/Mandav195.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" height="200" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R68kTQpHtDI/AAAAAAAACLo/fWXmQ_bFoQI/s320/Mandav195.JPG" width="272" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R68kSQpHtAI/AAAAAAAACLQ/iQePKvRudWk/s1600-h/Mandav182.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 260px; HEIGHT: 198px" height="205" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R68kSQpHtAI/AAAAAAAACLQ/iQePKvRudWk/s320/Mandav182.JPG" width="289" border="0" /></a><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a> Beautiful Baobab trees dot the countryside. These trees are native of Africa. </div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185865498131462391.post-11712425249732123012008-01-08T23:35:00.000+05:302008-12-13T16:39:14.175+05:30some more monuments<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R68qswpHtEI/AAAAAAAACLw/TrAddQiNQts/s1600-h/Mandav203.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" height="212" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R68qswpHtEI/AAAAAAAACLw/TrAddQiNQts/s320/Mandav203.JPG" width="292" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R68qswpHtFI/AAAAAAAACL4/H5qQZ1k5h0k/s1600-h/Mandav204.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" height="214" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R68qswpHtFI/AAAAAAAACL4/H5qQZ1k5h0k/s320/Mandav204.JPG" width="292" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R68qtApHtGI/AAAAAAAACMA/oFZ9_6-R0kw/s1600-h/Mandav205.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" height="214" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R68qtApHtGI/AAAAAAAACMA/oFZ9_6-R0kw/s320/Mandav205.JPG" width="291" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R68qtQpHtHI/AAAAAAAACMI/ZJfaoLF9bHI/s1600-h/Mandav213.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" height="208" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R68qtQpHtHI/AAAAAAAACMI/ZJfaoLF9bHI/s320/Mandav213.JPG" width="290" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185865498131462391.post-6083080336464390912008-01-07T23:33:00.000+05:302008-12-13T16:39:14.720+05:30Jali Mahal<div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54ZK_jgwSI/AAAAAAAACJU/dv-Y4Dyvyv8/s1600-h/Mandav055.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54ZK_jgwSI/AAAAAAAACJU/dv-Y4Dyvyv8/s320/Mandav055.JPG" border="0" /></a> A small but interesting structure just before Mandu, you can view some beautiful intricate carving not commonly seen in the more imposing structures of Mandu.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R57SXPjgwZI/AAAAAAAACKM/dZY4RwT95WI/s1600-h/Mandav058.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160793519767470482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R57SXPjgwZI/AAAAAAAACKM/dZY4RwT95WI/s320/Mandav058.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54ZMPjgwUI/AAAAAAAACJk/xGi2We2w968/s1600-h/Mandav059.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R54ZMPjgwUI/AAAAAAAACJk/xGi2We2w968/s320/Mandav059.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Internal view<br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185865498131462391.post-83760759902153444722008-01-07T12:22:00.000+05:302008-12-13T16:39:15.461+05:30Fossil Museum<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R477Q1XHGpI/AAAAAAAACFw/GvUPovWuy74/s1600-h/Mandav041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R477Q1XHGpI/AAAAAAAACFw/GvUPovWuy74/s320/Mandav041.JPG" border="0" /></a> A newly opened Fossil Museum at Kakra Khoh 7 kms before Mandu has some good exhibits that take you back millions of years. Display & presentation however, need to be improved.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R477Q1XHGqI/AAAAAAAACF4/tvdWk7OBd7Q/s1600-h/Mandav042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R477Q1XHGqI/AAAAAAAACF4/tvdWk7OBd7Q/s320/Mandav042.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R477RFXHGrI/AAAAAAAACGA/VV3dD3SghLg/s1600-h/Mandav044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R477RFXHGrI/AAAAAAAACGA/VV3dD3SghLg/s320/Mandav044.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R477RFXHGsI/AAAAAAAACGI/pqpyajGUm1Y/s1600-h/Mandav045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R477RFXHGsI/AAAAAAAACGI/pqpyajGUm1Y/s320/Mandav045.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185865498131462391.post-76692593463339919362008-01-07T12:21:00.000+05:302008-12-13T16:39:15.467+05:30Useful Info<p>Mandu is 100kms from Indore (the nearest railhead and airport). Regular luxury buses ply between Indore's Gangwal bus stand & Dhar (60 kms) and thereafter there is a bus available every 1/2 hour from Dhar to Mandu (40 kms). You of course have the option of hiring a vehicle at Indore. <strong>Accomodation</strong> - MP tourism runs 2 good hotels - the Malwa Resort situated near the lake and Malwa Retreat which commands a beautiful valley view. There is also the Hotel Rupmati next to Malwa Retreat which is apparently more economical but with a good ambience - I have not however seen their rooms. Booking for MP toursim accomodation can be done online at <a href="http://www.mptourism.com/">http://www.mptourism.com/</a> & payments can be made online through credit cards. However, there are no facilities for paying through credit cards at Mandu. For the tight budget traveller, there are options of rest houses etc.,<br /></p><p>For the info of <strong>shutterbugs</strong>- camera used by me - fujifinepix s9500 with 28-300 zoom lens</p><p><br /><strong>I would like to acknowledge the help and assistance of the following persons</strong> for making my visit enjoyable and memorable<br /><br />1. My cousin Avril Birdsturgeon & my niece and nephews at Indore for being wonderful hosts & for the happy occasion to visit Indore. </p><p>2. My friends Susan, Nina & Ashok Bhatt who shared their rich experiences of their visit, brochures, detailed info and for the useful book of "The Lady of the Lotus" - Ahmed ul Umri (about Rupmati - Baz Bahadur's romance). You folks really encouraged my wanderlust!!! </p><p>3. My friends Jigna & Dilip Mavadia for igniting the idea of visiting Mandu. </p><p>4. My guide, Yogendra Parihar for the good historical rendering & explanations.</p><p>5. MP tourism for the good service at the Malwa Retreat.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/R4RvAFXHGGI/AAAAAAAACAA/fO6S9l-UJ4E/s1600-h/Mandav004.JPG"></a></p>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com1