Baoli – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com A blog exploring India's Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb or its rich multi plural multi cultural heritage via its adab, tehzeeb & tareekh Fri, 21 Dec 2018 14:53:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://ranasafvi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image-7-75x75.jpg Baoli – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com 32 32 179612229 Rani ka vaw, Patan Gujarat https://ranasafvi.com/rani-ka-vaw-patan-gujarat/ Fri, 21 Dec 2018 14:53:39 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/rani-ka-vaw-patan-gujarat/ A visit to Gujarat is incomplete without visiting the gorgeous Rani ka vaw or Queen’s step well.

It had been submerged in a flood, with only the well and some side walls remained visible. The ASI excavated it in 1958 and in 10 years uncovered this exquisite vaw.

The central theme is of Lord Vishbu and his avatars, along with apsaras.

The vishkanya

Tradition says that the Rani ka vaw was constructed under the auspices of Udayamati the mother of Karnadeva and queen of Bhlmadeva (dr, 1022-1063 A. D.)

The Mahisaasur Mardini

A beautiful apsara

It is made of bricks faced with hewn stones. Large vertical stone brackets in pairs were built into the walls to support the galleries.

Some gorgeous geometric patterns used in Patan Patola sarees

The Bhairavi

You can watch the guide describing the rest.

https://youtu.be/7auQuxVg9GA

]]> 11752 Baoli in Qutub saheb ki dargah in Mehrauli https://ranasafvi.com/baoli-in-qutub-saheb-ki-dargah-in-mehrauli/ https://ranasafvi.com/baoli-in-qutub-saheb-ki-dargah-in-mehrauli/#respond Wed, 16 May 2018 19:13:28 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/?p=9287 In 2014 while researching for Where Stones Speak the blessings of Qutub Sahab & luck helped us and Syed Mohammad Qasim Asif Khan Dehlvi and I were able to go into Qutub Sahab ki baoli and explore it. Unfortunately it’s in a bad shape : a water body which could supply water to entire Mehrauli lies neglected

]]> https://ranasafvi.com/baoli-in-qutub-saheb-ki-dargah-in-mehrauli/feed/ 0 9287 Basti Khan’s Mosque https://ranasafvi.com/basti-khans-mosque/ https://ranasafvi.com/basti-khans-mosque/#respond Tue, 22 Mar 2016 13:00:15 +0000 http://ranasafvi.com/?p=5187 KhwajaSara Basti Khan was an important noble in the reign of Sikander Lodi. Though today its in a limited area but he had enclosed an extensive piece of land near Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti and built a mosque, baoli and tomb in it with an impressive gateway as an entrance to it. The tomb was built in 1488 AD.

The Baoli dried up centuries ago but the gateway and tomb survive.

It is the Jama Masjid of Defence Colony.

A  few photographs from my visit thee with Syed Mohammad Qasim follow.

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The Gateway

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The Madarsa attached to the Gateway

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The area between the tomb and mosque has been covered and is used for namaz.

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20160207_130550.jpgthe original mosque is much altered now

 

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As it was time for zohar prayers I offered my prayers here

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Most people however preferred to pray in the courtyard under a warm wintry sun

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Staircase leads upto Basti Khan’s tomb on the top

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No sign of the grave now

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Since it is now a madarsa and mosque, the tomb is quite neglected. As per Islam concrete graves are frowned upon and so no attention paid to it.20160207_130114.jpgOriginally there were four chatris on four corners of the tomb but now only one remains.

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The interior of the tomb 20160207_125456.jpgThe staircase leading upto the tomb

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The brightly coloured ceiling of the mosque

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Student of the madarsa

there are no traces of the baoli which was built by him and probably the tank for ablution has replaced it.

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