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ECHO POINT – WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

Published on: 11/07/2023

If you speak in a loud voice while facing Dai’s palace in front of the Sagar Talab, you will hear the echo of your words This is due to the amazing construction of the edifice: many such structures were constructed in such a manner that anything spoken here could travel as far as 35 […]

SONGARH FORT – MANDAV’S DEAD END

Published on: 11/07/2023

This fort is built near the Nilkanth Temple over the hill on the western […]

BAZ BAHADUR MAHAL – WHERE MUSIC STILL ECHOES

Published on: 11/07/2023

Mandav is known, not only for its engineering skills in water management and archaeological talent but also for the immense love that Baz Bahadur had for his beloved Rani Rupmati. Malik Bayezid, after the death of his father Shujaat Khan, became the Sultan of Malwa and was known as Baz Bahadur. He was skilled in […]

REWA KUND – A RESERVOIR OF FAITH AND STORIES

Published on: 11/07/2023

This water reservoir was constructed by Baz Bahadur on the insistence of his beloved Rani Rupmati at the base of her palace, the Rupmati Mahal. This water tank is a matter of reverence to the populace here. Rewa Kundis not only the container for the never drying water, but it is also storage […]

ASHARFI MAHAL – A SONG OF RISE AND FALL

Published on: 10/07/2023

Situated right in front of the Jami Masjid, the Asharfi Mahal, has been known by many different names on the pages of history. It is said to have been a Sanskrit University during the time of Raja Bhoj in 1024. When Mandav was taken over by the Sultans and Hoshang Shah ascended the throne, he […]

NAHAR JHROKHA – A GLIMPSE OF THE KING

Published on: 10/07/2023

There is a grand square-shaped platform on the eastern side of Dilawar Khan’s Mosque with a fragmented balcony on its southern side known as Nahar Jharokha. It is also known as “Tiger Balcony” because this balcony, made from marble, was built on a figure of a tiger. During the Sultanate rule, the subjects came here […]

NEELKANTH – A JUNCTION OF SPLENDOR AND SECLUSION

Published on: 10/07/2023

Neelkanth Palace in Mandav is one of those very few palaces that give an impression of splendor and seclusion. It is said that there used to be a small temple of Lord Shiva and the palace was built near this temple. The palace was named after Lord Shiva’s throat that is blue due to partaking […]

BUDHI MANDAV-RUMINATING RUINS

Published on: 10/07/2023

The city of Mandav is renowned in the country and the world for its history and architecture. Not a lot of people know that the beginning of this city was from a place called Budhi Mandu . Now enshrouded in ruins, Budhi Mandu , seems deserted in the pages of history too. To reach here […]

JAMI MOSQUE – A FUSION OF BRILLIANCE & MAGNIFICENCE

Published on: 08/07/2023

The oldest, biggest and the most beautiful building in Mandav is Jami Masjid. Its construction was started during the time of Hoshang Shah, but it was Mahmud Khilji that expanded it and completed the construction in 1454. It is built on a plinth that is 4.6 meters above the ground. Among the many things that […]

HOSHANG SHAH TOMB

Published on: 08/07/2023

The tomb of Hoshang Shah is considered to be India’s first marble tomb and the construction dates back to the 15th century. This imposing tomb was a talk of the town when it was made and before the construction of Taj Mahal, Shah Jahan even sent his architect Ustad Hamid and the team to examine […]