India Backpack Trip - Delhi

India Backpack Trip 2016 - Delhi

India Gate

Orang kata, tak sah kalau pergi ke Delhi, tak melawat ke India Gate. Betul tak? hmmm.. elok pulak masa kitorang datang tu... masa untuk askar nya bertukar shif, dapatlah kitorang tengok...

Jika diperhatikan pada dinding India Gate itu, terdapat nama-nama yang diukirkan di situ. Seramai 70,000 askar British-Indian yang telah mati dalam Perang Dunia pertama.

Sebaiknya, story backpack India trip ni, eloklah follow dari awal lagi..

The India Gate (originally the All India War Memorial) is a war memorial located astride the Rajpath, on the eastern edge of the "ceremonial axis" of New Delhi, formerly called Kingsway. It stands as a memorial to 70,000 soldiers of the British Indian Army who died in between 1914–1921 in the First World War, in France, Flanders, Mesopotamia, Persia, East Africa, Gallipoli and elsewhere in the Near and the Far East, and the third Anglo-Afghan War. 13,300 servicemen's names, including some soldiers and officers from the United Kingdom, are inscribed on the gate. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, the gate evokes the architectural style of the triumphal arch such as the Arch of Constantine, in Rome, and is often compared to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, and the Gateway of India in Mumbai.

Hazrat Nizamuddin

Apa yang menarik ada kat Hazrat Nizamuddin tu?
hahahaaaa... terus-terang sebenarnya... kitorang cuma nak sampai ke lokasi dalam movie Bajrangi Bhaijaan... di mana mak Shahida pergi ke situ untuk berdoa.. maklum ler masa tu movie tu tengah panassss kan.. heheee😊

One of the most prominent spiritual sites in Delhi, Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah is the shrine of Muslim sufi saint, Nizam-ud-din Auliya (1238 - 1325 AD). It is a beautiful structure comprising intricate jaalis (lattice screens) and a vast courtyard framed by marble arches. Dating back to the 14th century, this dargah has been built in the Islamic style of architecture. It is a square-shaped building with a dome-shaped roof. A particular attraction is a 13th century room, called Hujra-e-Qadeem, which makes for an interesting visit.

The dargah draws devotees from far and wide and they can be seen tying a red thread on the jaalis so their prayers can be answered. While performing the prayers, they also light incense sticks and shower rose petals. Offering a chadar (a large sheet of fabric) at the shrine is considered especially auspicious. The best time to visit the dargah is on Thursday, when qawwali performances are held in the evening. Such is its renown that the dargah has been a cinematic backdrop for several movies like Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Rockstar (2011).

gambar dari google..

Echoing with magic and mysticism, the dargah complex houses the tomb of Amir Khusrau, one of the greatest Urdu and Persian poets. Moreover, there are tombs of Jahanara Begum, Shah Jahan's daughter; Atgah Khan, a nobleman whose wife served as the nurse of Mughal emperor Akbar and Muhammad Shah Rangila, a ruler of the 18th century.

Suasana dalam hazrat tu memang penuh sesak, tak dapatlah nak snap snap gambar.. Tempat ini jugalah golongan tabligh bertumpu. Kawasan di luar Hazrat Nizamuddin pula penuh dengan peniaga-peniaga makanan dan kami pun sama sibuk lah membeli... sedap pulak tu BBQ tu weiii..

 

Boleh ler baca story ku di Delhi ni 

dan banyak gambar di SINI

Chadni Chowk

Malam tu, sempat juga singgah ke Chadni Chowk.. 

naik tup tup.. wahhh.. member ku shopping sakan beli baju india.. hehehe.. maklumlah, nanti nak pergi Taj Mahal.. mesti ler nak posing kan dengan baju yindiaaaa... Time nak balik tu, ambik tup tup.. bertekak pulak dengan driver tu sebab dia caj mahal.. hmm..berbelit-belit lidah..

ok, stop sini dulu... 

      Next kita akan ke Qutub Minar pula..