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The Great
Martyrdom Of Rajputs !!!
The
Chittorgarh is known as one of the old city of colorful Rajasthan. The
forts and palaces of Chittor are glorious tales of valor and sacrifice in
India.
Its is the
soil of great martyrdom, the Rajputs, who have seen the battle field from
close quarters and have witnessed number of deaths in the War field. The
brave Rajputs proved that they would rather embrace death than bow before
a foreign power. Thousands of Rajputs warriors shed their blood to protect
there motherland from enemies hand, who try to conquer their land.
The Tales of Valor and Sacrifice !!!
The
chittaur have enjoyed a great history in India. The strong Rajputs were
first defeated by Ala-ud-din Khilji in the year 1303, the pathan king of
Delhi. who surrounded the royal monuments of Rajputs in order to capture
the beautiful Rani Padmini, the wife of Bhim Singh. The enemy was so
powerful that the Rani predicted that the defeat was inevitable, therefore
the gorgeous and courageous Rani Padmini committed Jauhar ( Self
Immolation) in a span of few minutes when chittor was about to loss, The
Bhim Singh led the orange -clad noblemen out to their deaths. The Jauhar
committed by the royal women of Rajputana will always be remembered as the
depressing sacrifices forever in the history of India. Jauhar, is a
practise of self immolation, that are committed by the women of royal
Rajputana, when it was not possible to stop their enemies from capturing
the land. In the year of 1535 A.D Bhadur Shah, the then sultan of Gujarat,
besieged the Chittaurgarh fort, this time the massacre was large. More
than 13,000 Rajput women and 32,000 Rajput warriors died including the
deceleration of Jauhar act.
The Monuments Of Brave History !!!
Chittaurgarh has enjoyed a great history in the times of Rajputs. Beside
the Chittaur fort there are enormous memorable forts and palaces, that
attracts thousands of tourists every year from all over the world. Some of
the monuments are still standing strong on the wheels of time, whereas
some are lost forever in the soil.
The Rana Kumbha Palace is the most massive monument in the forts of
chhitaur, here you can see a great historical and architectural work of
immense interest. While you enter the fort you will first witness the
stables of horses and elephants. Beside this is the temple of lord shiva.
The palace is believed to have underground vaulted cellar, where Rani
Padmini and other royal women of Rajputana committed Jauhar at the time
when Chittor was about to loss.
Afterwards came the museum and the archaeological office , and the Nau
Lakha Bhandar ( treasury building). The chittaur's other famous monument
is the Tower of Fame or Kirti Stambha, it is 22 m high and was build by
the wealthy Jain merchant in the 12th century. On the four walls of
decorated tower palace, you can see the naked figures of various
tirthankars indicating a sign of sky clad monument. Little far from here
is a narrow stairway that leads through the seven storeys of the tower.
If you are visiting Chittaur for the first time than do visit the popular
episodes from the two great epics- Ramayana and Mahabharata, that are
build inside the Vijay Stambha or The Tower of Victory. This palace is
imposing 37 m high structure with nine storeys within the fort, the royal
palace is covered with the exquisite sculptures of hindu deities, which
are worth seeing. It was build in 1440 by the powerful ruler of Mewar,
Maharana Kumbha. The king build the palace to commemorate his victory over
the Muslim ruler of Gujarat and Malwa. Yet another place of attraction is
the Padmini Palace, it is build beside a large lotus pool with a pavilion
in its center, continuing from the south origin. The legends of Chittor
relates that, at the time when Rani Padmini sat on these pavilions, the
pathan king of Delhi Ala-ud-din Khilji was permitted to see her reflection
on the mirror in the palace The regal beauty of Rani Padmini influenced
him to destroy chittor in order to possess her. Across the Padmini Palace
there is Kalika Mata Temple, that is one of the oldest and was build in
the 8th century. The temple was originally devoted to surya, but later on
converted into a temple to the goddess Kali.
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