Panoramas by Marisha Sharma
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- Jamali Kamali
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- Jamali Kamali
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- excavations at Mehrauli
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- view of Nicholson’s cemetery
Pics by Marisha Sharma, a regular at our heritage walks
Archive for the ‘Mehrauli Archaeological Park’ Category
Mehrauli Pics by Shilpi Arora
Pics by Shilpi Arora, of heritage walk in Mehrauli Archaeological Park, 13 Jun’10
Walking through ruins in Mehrauli Archaeological Park, 13 June 2010
‘On the day of separation from you in helplessness and loneliness nothing consoles us but the sorrow we feel for you.
O Jamali, resort for protection to the door of the friend, for our refuge is the door of the beloved!’
There lie many a stories behind the picturesque ruins in Mehrauli. Delhi is well known as a historic city & within Delhi, Mehrauli is a minefield of historical & archaeological data. Our heritage walk in the Mehrauli Archaeological Park covers some stunning monuments which have incredible stories behind them! The above verse was penned by Maulana Jamali, a sufi & poet whose mosque & tomb gives the park its local name, Jamali-Kamali.
Our heritage walk starts at the gateway to Balban’s tomb. Continue Reading This Post
