Ramnagar Fort of late medieval era of Varanasi. This period specifically marks revival of Varanasi religious, cultural and educational values after Muslim invaders oppressions.
The Narayana dynasty of Bhumihar zamindars from 1750 AD were the first to kindle East India Company and Nawabs of Oudh OPPOSITION and attained Independent Benaras kingdom.
The founder of this dynasty is known as “Shivaji of North”.
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Ranthambore Fort – One Thousand year old UNESCO World Heritage
March, 2018. First of all II would like to share some queries which I had but could not get answers till I visited Ranthambore. My basic reason for visiting Ranthambore actually was to visit Fort but Safari impressed me and gave me life long experience. Location of Fort : Ranthambore in Distt. Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, […]
Penukonda- A dying Medieval Fort
This city was second capital of Vijay Nagar Emipre in early 16th century. Barring a few smaller monuments in the city at bottom of the fort hill such as Gagan Mahal, Parshwanath temple, Thimmarasu jail and Syed Fakruddin grave , the main fort for which Penukonda is known on Andhra Pradesh Tourism map is utterly neglected. I think no tourist with family can reach the fort as there is mud road and even auto can not reach before 4 Km from Lakshmi Narayan temple and main fort. Very difficult to get guide here.
Khairu’l Manazil Mosque and Shersah Gate – Day 3 at Delhi
When you visit Purana Quila you can see historical 500 hundred years old Khairu’l Manazil Mosque and Shershah gate which add to grandeur of Purana Quila and are at five minutes walk from main gate.
Purana Quila- Day 3 at Delhi
It was my day 3 of travel into Delhi. I was on way back from Uttarakhand and landed at old Delhi Railway station in morning. My flight to Bangalore was at 9 PM so I had full day at my disposal. I planned to visit Purana Quila, Kotla Feruz Shah, Khooni Darwaza and Jantar Mantar today. […]
Qutb Complex- – Day 2 at Delhi
Qutb Complex is the best monument to understand few first muslim rulers and involution of architecture and art from stone to brick work, usage of Hindu art to splendid arabic and persian art of inscriptions from late 12th century to mid 14th century. This is unique architectural heritage conglomeration of contribution by Pritvi Raj Chauhan, Tomar Anangpal, […]