Day 66.
This is Part 2 of Workshop Run-down attended in Rajasthan, organized by the Rajasthan University. Day 2 of the workshop consisted of a trip to Bhangarh near the city of Dausa and about 60 kms away from the Pink City (Jaipur) itself.
To say the trip was enthralling would be enough to wrap this report at this moment. But, that would be devilish on my part. So, I'll try and present y'all the account of Day 2 in a subjective fashion (which I normally don't do). Let's get the report rollin' now, shall we?
The Departure -
--- Our caravan that had students and teachers of both RU and DU left for Bhangarh at around 10:30 a.m. and boy, what a journey it was. Singing and dancing we reached our destination at noon.
Bhangarh -
--- Myths, Legends, Ruins and Ghosts are apt words to give a brief description of the Ancient Site; Bhangarh. The mere sight of this gargantuan edifice is totally mesmerizing.
--- Fort Walls, Gateways, Markets, Havelis, Temples, Royal Palace, Chhatris, Tomb,etc are some of the remains of this ancient township of Bhangarh.
--- Upon entering the premises, the temple of Gopinath can be seen on the right and the locals told me that the temple was 400 years old.
--- March ahead and you will come across 'Main Market', which is of course in ruins but once was a glorified bazaar. Now, I won't delve much into the history of everything as you can find it easily on a number of popular search engines. But, I would briefly let you know of what the locals had to say about the whole place with whom I interacted with.
--- Alright then, go ahead and take a left turn, march between dense trees, start smelling Kewra, and you find yourself betwixt Kewra trees whose plant is used to make perfume. Moreover, you can buy one of those plants for 20 rupees.
--- I used the words legends, myths and ghosts above. Well, for those of you who don't know, then the palace is notorious for the existence of ghosts/spirits inside it. Now, to have a reality check I first spoke to the gatekeeper who to my surprise affirmed the existence of ghosts inside the palace, on the other hand when I spoke to a few workers, they rejected the notion of any such thing and had been working over there fearlessly for 50 years.
--- Bhangarh is also infamous for the legend of Rani Ratnavati and a warlock whose story as narrated to me by a local was that upon being rejected by the Princess, the warlock by the name of Singhia cursed Rani as well as the entire place. When you climb up the mountain and go inside the palace, you would find a temple in the name of Rani Ratnavati.
Overall, like I said initially, the place is enthralling. Ghosts or no ghosts, you don't need to think twice before visiting this once majestic monument to now glorified ruins. Yet, looking closely and deeply, those ruins would lay before you the entire history of Bhangarh.
Hope y'all liked this report. Any suggestions, corrections, comments are most welcome.
Thanks For Reading.
Thought Of The Day : - ''The sum total of excellence is knowledge.''
This is Part 2 of Workshop Run-down attended in Rajasthan, organized by the Rajasthan University. Day 2 of the workshop consisted of a trip to Bhangarh near the city of Dausa and about 60 kms away from the Pink City (Jaipur) itself.
To say the trip was enthralling would be enough to wrap this report at this moment. But, that would be devilish on my part. So, I'll try and present y'all the account of Day 2 in a subjective fashion (which I normally don't do). Let's get the report rollin' now, shall we?
The Departure -
--- Our caravan that had students and teachers of both RU and DU left for Bhangarh at around 10:30 a.m. and boy, what a journey it was. Singing and dancing we reached our destination at noon.
Bhangarh -
--- Myths, Legends, Ruins and Ghosts are apt words to give a brief description of the Ancient Site; Bhangarh. The mere sight of this gargantuan edifice is totally mesmerizing.
--- Fort Walls, Gateways, Markets, Havelis, Temples, Royal Palace, Chhatris, Tomb,etc are some of the remains of this ancient township of Bhangarh.
--- Upon entering the premises, the temple of Gopinath can be seen on the right and the locals told me that the temple was 400 years old.
--- March ahead and you will come across 'Main Market', which is of course in ruins but once was a glorified bazaar. Now, I won't delve much into the history of everything as you can find it easily on a number of popular search engines. But, I would briefly let you know of what the locals had to say about the whole place with whom I interacted with.
--- Alright then, go ahead and take a left turn, march between dense trees, start smelling Kewra, and you find yourself betwixt Kewra trees whose plant is used to make perfume. Moreover, you can buy one of those plants for 20 rupees.
--- I used the words legends, myths and ghosts above. Well, for those of you who don't know, then the palace is notorious for the existence of ghosts/spirits inside it. Now, to have a reality check I first spoke to the gatekeeper who to my surprise affirmed the existence of ghosts inside the palace, on the other hand when I spoke to a few workers, they rejected the notion of any such thing and had been working over there fearlessly for 50 years.
--- Bhangarh is also infamous for the legend of Rani Ratnavati and a warlock whose story as narrated to me by a local was that upon being rejected by the Princess, the warlock by the name of Singhia cursed Rani as well as the entire place. When you climb up the mountain and go inside the palace, you would find a temple in the name of Rani Ratnavati.
Overall, like I said initially, the place is enthralling. Ghosts or no ghosts, you don't need to think twice before visiting this once majestic monument to now glorified ruins. Yet, looking closely and deeply, those ruins would lay before you the entire history of Bhangarh.
Hope y'all liked this report. Any suggestions, corrections, comments are most welcome.
Thanks For Reading.
Thought Of The Day : - ''The sum total of excellence is knowledge.''
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