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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Wonders of History! Daulatabad, Aurangabad Rul'z!!!

After having failed to secure admissions in Counseling rounds,
I decided to Crack the Exam for studying for whole year!!

Cracked it, and we leave for Aurangabad aGaIN^
Completed the Rounds, and then I headed Solo to Daulatabad fort..

One has to Catch a KAALI PEELI JEEP (Which is NOT Recommended by me) from Baba Petrol Pump, to Elora/Daulatabad fort..

The Kaali Peeli which i took was Initially empty, but within a Km or so, it was Not just Full, But it was JAM PACKED!:shock: No breathing space inside with 20 People, Which Included ladies too!! I was Literally Shocked!

Felt like i was BURIED under an AVALANCHE.. ;)
It was a 16 Km long Run, When that Ended, i felt like i Had lost my LEGS due to Hampered blood circulation!!

Coming to the Fort, there is an ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY OFFICE, which collects toll from Tourist (5 Rs for Indians) to have access to the Fort...

A Bit of History For you;

This time in a SNAP Format!;)

A Bit of Text:
Retrieved from Wikipedia..

In 1294 the fort was captured by Ala-ud-din Khilji, and the rajas, so powerful that they were held by the Sultans of Delhi to be the rulers of all the Deccan, were reduced to pay tribute..

Devagiri now became an important base for the operations of the Delhi Sultanate's conquering expeditions southwards. In 1327 Muhammad bin Tughluq determined to make it his capital, changed its name to Daulatabad , and tried to march the whole population of Delhi to it.

His successors held it until they were overthrown by Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor, in 1633; after which it remained in the possession of the Delhi emperors until, after the death of Aurangzeb, it fell to the first Nizam of Hyderabad. Its glory, however, had already decayed owing to the removal of the seat of government by the emperors to Aurangabad.



Now Let the Photos speak;
Alighting At Aurangabad Railway Station.
Check out the Architecture, it is a Mimic of Some's Ones Gr8 Painting. (My memory beats me on this :D)



Now i witness another Wonder,
A Steam Engine in Showcase!!
Named YP Locomotive, Built at Jamshedpur in 1965,
It went Off-Service in 1998.


This is the Entry Pass; :)



The feel of going Historical, come alive as soon as i see this!



Then I see CANNONS (RAN GADA) Which were Introduced by Babar, the First Mughal Ruler to fight Ibrahim Lodhi of Delhi.

A bit of History about CanNonS,



Now, Ladies and Gentlemen i present to you,
Cannons.. LIVE!!!



Next, A RANGE Assembled to Fight Intruders, Which are Parked here, as a PARKING LOT!



The TOAF Facing the Entrance!!!




Lovely Carvings!
That Symbolizes the Utmost Importance of Tuskers in MAIDAN-E-JUNG!



Next Comes, The Second line of Defense.. Called as MAHAKOT..
A bit of Info..



Strong FORT WALL..




Ruined wall.


Then another MARVEL! the CHAND MINAR..
A watch Tower, Which was used to Offer Prayers to ALLAH..
Again a Bit of History.


Chand Minar, First View!


A Shot from the Base, Chand Minar is just HUGE!!




Buland DARWAZA :D!

Check out the Poking Out Growth, It was designed so that, if captured, the Strong DARWAZA would resist the Sheer Power of TUSKERS used for Breaking DARWAZA..




Drinking water Pot,
even enemies can drink water from it..


Chand Minar from Mahakot (First Floor)



Just Lovely!
Isn't It??




Canyons, To resist the Intrusion of Enemy..

it actually Divides the Fort in Two,
One if captured, the second Line of defense is Ready..




Idiot TOURISTS..:-x
Thats a SHAME...



A View from Second Floor..



A glimpse to Disastrous End to my Journey :D




This is why this fort is Considered to Be Impenetrable..
Only Access is, the Front entrance,
Which if captured, the Next would be the Canyon at Mahakot,
and capturing it was a MAMMOTH TASK..



Then Moving to the Third Floor,

The tactic is, the Path from second to third floor Foot steps are in [B]COMPLETE DARKNESS[/B]..
Even if the SUN Shines at its high, there is Complete darkness Inside, as in caves.
There were two such zones, One short, and One very long...

First zone was like a Cake walk,
Second me meri Fati!! :grin: coz i can clearly hear the Sound of Bats Murmuring Inside, and who knows what kinda snake is waiting for me!

I was in two Minds, to go or to not to go, coz it was Closing time for the Fort and I had only half hour to cover the fort.

Then i REMEMBERED SOMETHING!!:idea:

Recently i had seen an Episode from Documentary [B]"I SHOULDN't BE ALIVE" [/B]Aired on DISCOVERY CHANNEL every Tue 10:00Pm, in which a Couple strands in a beautiful valley and at Night fall, they come near by a CAVE. they aren't sure who's hiding Inside..
the boy then takes out his CAMERA, Flashes it Two-three times, and sees the result which had No evidence of Animal Inside..

Same applied here!!
and here is the Result.. :D



Relieved by that HORROR Stretch, What better than this Snap!
Chand Minar from Third Floor..




The PanchaDhatu (5 Metal made Toaf) pointing towards the Intruders...





The CLIMAX!!!

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SUDDEN HEAVY RAIN!! :x
I Always Keep additional Polythene Bags, when i travel and it worked good this time protecting my camera from Rain..

I also had Imp Documents for admission, So, Unfortunately i had to give up the Idea of scaling the Next floor..
I halted for Half hour in that Short cave, to rain to shut, it did Succumb a bit, and my Historical journey came to an ABRUPT END!! :(