#orchha #rammandir #lordrama – 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 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 06:33:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://ranasafvi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image-7-75x75.jpg #orchha #rammandir #lordrama – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com 32 32 179612229 The Ram Raja Temple of Orchha https://ranasafvi.com/the-ram-raja-temple-of-orchha/ https://ranasafvi.com/the-ram-raja-temple-of-orchha/#respond Wed, 26 Apr 2023 06:33:03 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/?p=38349 <img src=”https://ranasafvi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_4489-240×300.jpeg” alt=”” width=”240″ height=”300″ class=”aligncenter size-medium wp-image-38350″ /

this is the only place where Lord Rama is worshipped as the ruler, that is, a divine king.

The story goes that Rani Ganeshkunwari the wife of King Mudhukar Shah Ju Dev (who ruled from 1554 to1592), was a Ram devotee. He himself a Krishna devotee. This resulted in tussle and she was banished/ or left voluntarily for Ayodhya. There she prayed daily and performed severe penance, throwing herself in the Sarayu river in desperation, till the Lord himself appears as a little boy, agreeing to accompany her to Orchha.
When news of her arrival with Lord Rama reached Ayodhya a magnificent temple Chaturbhuj was built.
She Returned in 1575, on foot, after eight months and twenty-seven days.
In Orchha, the Lord became an idol. Since she was tired and wanted to spend more time with him she put him in her own palace.
The next day no one could shift the idol to The Chaturbhuj Temple ( image4).
Even today, he remains in the Queen’s palace, where he is worshipped as the king of Orchha, complete with a guard of honour and gun salute.

We weren’t allowed to click inside Ram Raja Temple so I only have of the palace gateway.
#orchha #rammandir

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Gallery Text :

Persian Inscription (in lower border, in Shah Jahan’s hand): “Work of Padarath”

During the reigns of Jahangir and Shah Jahan, devotees were favorably received, and often indulged, at court. The dervish depicted here has accoutrements associated with a mystic of the time such as a satchel, fur skirt, and distinctive head gear. He also has the dedicatory scars from self-inflicted burns on his upper arm. The floral borders in the Shah Jahan Album, many created by Daulat, combine real and imagined plants with insects, birds, and cloud bands.

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451259

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