Saturday, 21 February 2015
We had a dawn excursion to Khushbagh (literally, "Garden of Happiness"), across the river from Murshidabad. It was "pea soup" foggy, and we were amazed that the "country boat" crew could even find the right spot on the river to disembark. And even more amazed (and pleased!) that we could find the "mother ship" when we returned in the same thick fog.
The garden contains a small private mosque and the tombs of Nawab Alivardi Khan and many members of his extended family.
We had a dawn excursion to Khushbagh (literally, "Garden of Happiness"), across the river from Murshidabad. It was "pea soup" foggy, and we were amazed that the "country boat" crew could even find the right spot on the river to disembark. And even more amazed (and pleased!) that we could find the "mother ship" when we returned in the same thick fog.
The garden contains a small private mosque and the tombs of Nawab Alivardi Khan and many members of his extended family.
 |
| The mosque at the end of the garden. |
 |
| A pavilion in the center of the garden holds a number of graves. |
 |
| Foggy view from the pavilion. |
 |
| The walkway between the outer wall of the pavilion and the center room containing tombs. |
 |
| The environment makes it nearly impossible to control mold and mildew. But it does add an interesting dimension to the walls. |
No comments:
Post a Comment