visit to a historical place.....essay
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It was so planned by our principal and teachers that we would visit the Taj on the ‘full moon’ night; that makes the great monument look so glorious and so glamorous it makes a splendid spectacle that is what our teachers told us. This planning added even more to our excitement. We may be required to keep awake the whole night but what of that? one night’s sleep to be given up for such a wonderful experience no great sacrifice.
We were required to assemble on Saturday afternoon by 2 p.m. in the school campus. We were asked to carry our dinner packet with us and the water bottle. We were not to buy any eatables there nor to throw out any thing within the campus of the Taj Gardens. We were also strictly warned not to be veered away into purchasing any items as souvenirs by the unscmpulous and crafty hawkers there who roam around to fleece the unwary. All these warnings and instructions were over and over again repeated to us by our principal and then by our teachers in charge of our batches into which we had been divided.
We had told about this trip to our parents at home and they had given their consent happily for this trip. From Delhi to Agra by bus, it was going to be about a five hours journey each side. We were all assembled in the school campus at the appointed hour, were divided into batches the teacher in charge of each batch took charge of his batch, asked us to form ourselves in a line, called up our names for a roll call inspected the items that each one of us was carrying and all this having been done, we were directed to board the buses.
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Last year, I had a chance to visit Agra with my uncle’s family. As soon as I got the invitation, I accepted it because Agra has been a great centre for art and architecture from the Mughal period. It goes to Akbar’s credit to transform Agra into a great city of cultural and historical importance. Interestingly, these monuments have the depictions of both Hindu and Islamic cultures and architectures.
History stands testimony that the old brick fort of Sikandar Lodhi was dismantled by Akbar and a magnificent fortress of rust coloured sandstone was built. For the same reason, the ‘Fort of Agra’ is also known as ‘Lai Quila’. This fort was built by Akbar, in AD 1565. It took 8 years to be completed.
The fort is said to have 500 buildings in the style of Bengali and Gujarati architecture. This is what Akbar’s historian Abul Fazal had recorded. But unfortunately only a few survive today and the successors of Akbar too subsequently made a few changes and additions. The fort stands on the banks of the river Yamuna with double walls to protect it. These walls are very high.
The fort has four gates. Presently, the entry to the fort is allowed through the gate in the South of the fort called the Amar Singh Rathore Gate. Just outside the gate is a stone statue of a horse’s head built by Amar Singh Rathore of Jodhpur in remembrance of his faithful horse that had jumped the walls of the fort and lost its legs in order to save its master.
The gate on the West side of the fort is called the Delhi Gate at whose entrance are the famous statues of Jamal and Patta who had laid down their lives fighting for Akbar. The space between the fort and the river was used for holding elephant fights.
Right behind is Akbar’s majestic Palace, the roof and floor of which are made of red stone. The Diwan-e-Aam of the Palace was the place where he held his Darbar and dispensed justice. We also saw the Diwan-e-Khas and the Machhli Bhavan. Close to the Diwan-e-Aam is the Meena Bazaar. To the West is the building which is a very curious kind of a Hide and Seek building.
It is said ithat Akbar was indebted to the blessings of Sufi of Sikri, Sheikh Salim Chishti for the birth of his son. Therefore, in order to show his gratitude, Akbar built and developed Sikri and decided to shift his capital there. The place is 40 km to the South-West of Agra. He named it as Fatehpur Sikri. The buildings at Fatehpur Sikri are outstanding in their carvings.
There is an Ibadat-Khana built for holding discussions on matters of religion. But the crowning glory of the city is the Jama Mosque which can accommodate 10,000 worshippers and is believed to be the replica of the Mosque at Mecca.
It is a monumental example of the mixture of Persian and Indian style. Inside the Mosque is the tomb of Sheikh Salim Chisti. Right at the entrance of the Mosque is the famous Buland Darwaza which is 41 metres high from the ground level. Other structures to see at Fatehpur Sikri are the Panch Mahal, Jodha Bai’s Palace, the Sunhera Makan and many other buildings.
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