(Poem)
Dark clouds gather over the great lofty dome,
for the city was once the Adil Shah's home.
Wonderful acoustics match the general gloom,
and green gardens cover the past doom.
A straight road connects the past and the present,
and the weather swings that's not ever so pleasant.
At one end, the Black Taj of South India is a dusky beauty,
wherein lays the generous Ibrahim, fighter of poverty.
The Great Mughal conquered the city,
the once great Agra of the South left in a state of pity!
This monstrous cannon was the reason for the fall,
yet, Bijapur remains, amidst the rubbles, standing tall!
On #Mytravels at Bijapur, also called Vijayapura.
13th of June, 2019.
Bijapur/Vijayapura was the capital of Adil Shahi Sultanate (c.16th-17th Centuries). Gol Gumbaz (first para and first picture) houses the remains of Muhammad Adil Shah II, and with the outer dome's external diametre at 44 metres, is one of the largest domes of the world. Ibrahim Rousa (second para and second picture), the place where 'Abla Baba' 'Jagat Guru' Ibrahim Adil Shah II is buried, is considered as the 'Black Taj of the Deccan/South India'. The monstrous cannon called 'Malik E Maidan' (third para and third picture) was utilized by the Mughal troops under Aurangzeb who finally conquered Bijapur city in c.1658-1659 CE. The city also has other interesting monuments like Jod Gumbaz, Bara Kaman, Sangeet Mahal, Upli Burz etc and is called as 'Agra of South India'.
Dark clouds gather over the great lofty dome,
for the city was once the Adil Shah's home.
Wonderful acoustics match the general gloom,
and green gardens cover the past doom.
 |
| Gol Gumbaz |
A straight road connects the past and the present,
and the weather swings that's not ever so pleasant.
At one end, the Black Taj of South India is a dusky beauty,
wherein lays the generous Ibrahim, fighter of poverty.
 |
| Ibrahim Rousa |
The Great Mughal conquered the city,
the once great Agra of the South left in a state of pity!
This monstrous cannon was the reason for the fall,
yet, Bijapur remains, amidst the rubbles, standing tall!
 |
| Malik E Maidan |
On #Mytravels at Bijapur, also called Vijayapura.
13th of June, 2019.
Bijapur/Vijayapura was the capital of Adil Shahi Sultanate (c.16th-17th Centuries). Gol Gumbaz (first para and first picture) houses the remains of Muhammad Adil Shah II, and with the outer dome's external diametre at 44 metres, is one of the largest domes of the world. Ibrahim Rousa (second para and second picture), the place where 'Abla Baba' 'Jagat Guru' Ibrahim Adil Shah II is buried, is considered as the 'Black Taj of the Deccan/South India'. The monstrous cannon called 'Malik E Maidan' (third para and third picture) was utilized by the Mughal troops under Aurangzeb who finally conquered Bijapur city in c.1658-1659 CE. The city also has other interesting monuments like Jod Gumbaz, Bara Kaman, Sangeet Mahal, Upli Burz etc and is called as 'Agra of South India'.
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