@heritage_haryana

  SHYAMSAR TALAB - Shyamsar Talab is situated at near Hira chowk in Charkhi Dadri District. Shyamsar Talab was built by Sitaram Seth during the 17th century Mughal period. Sitaram Seth was originally from Dadri and is said to have moved to Delhi at the time of construction of the Red Fort and started working there. While working in the Red Fort, there came a time when the Mughal emperor made Sitaram his treasurer's assistant. Architecture - Blue and brown stones have been used from the hill of Kaliyana to make this pond about 40 feet deep. Four ghats, waterfall ghat, Gau ghat, Khatu Shyam ghat and Sitaram ghat were built on the Shyamsar pond, which are almost destroyed now. In each ghat, 101 steps have been made to get down into the pond and a separate place has been made for cows in Gau Ghat from where they can drink the water of the pond. Chatri has been built using Mughal architecture on the way of every ghat. 8 wells and temples were built all around this pond, out of ...

ROHTAK ANCIENT FORT - A centuries old fort was situated at Rohtak, in present Quilla Mohlla. That fort was built by Shekhs of Yaman under Kazi Sultan Muhammad Surkh during Ghori Dynasty kings. The then emperor Delhi, Mahmud Tughlaq posted two brothers named Malik Idrees and Mubariz Khan at that fort in 1400 AD. The fort of Rohtak was besieged by Sayad Khizr Khan in 1410, which could only succeed after a long seize of six months. Another mention of Rohtak Fort is found in Gazetteer of East India Company, where it is described as "On the east of Rohtak is a large brick fort, but the walls now so feeble to sustain the fire of a six pounder". But now no traces of that historical fort are surviving and a very congested habitation of immigrants has occupied every inch of land of that Fort of Rohtak. Photographs of Fort Rohtak, taken by Joseph David Beglar in 1870 AD, is preserved in British Library Records, in which a portion of southern wall of that crumbling Fort is only visible....

DESCRIPTION  -One of the Largest Mosque in Haryana at Medieval time, This Monument is Situated in Sainthly Village inf Jind District border Jind District of Haryana. Sainthly village was the  last village of Jind princely state border where the Muslim community live here. Now its a last Village Jind District Border. At that time the Mosque was built here by Muslim Community. At thae time of partition, Muslim community moved to Pakistan and after the Sikh community came here and converted the Jama Masjid into a Gurudwara. ARCHITECTURE - Monument shows the evidence of Islamic and Colonial Architecture in it remains are found, there has three entrance with Three Domes in corner of mosque also has a bigger Minarets which is broken in nowadays in mid ofthe Mosqye also has a inscription of Quran, stairs are both side in into the minarets. But it is renovated by Gram Panchayat of Village. MAIN ENTRANCE THANKYOU-  BY TEAM HERITAGE_HARYANA

                                           GATEWAYS OF MUGHAL SARAI Location - Gharaunda town, Karnal, Haryana Situated - Near Bus Stand of Gharaunda NH-1 (NH-44) Time period- 1632 Status - Protected By ASI The Sarai (Rest room) was built by Feroz Khan in 1632 AD during the reign of Mughal emperor Shahjahan. Sarai was built for the rest of travellers in Delhi-Multan route at that time. At present, there are two gateways present here are located within a distance of about 100 meters. The gateways are two storey high, composed of Lakhuri bricks. The main opening is composed of a multifoileted arch within a large arch. The main feature of the northern gateways includes two circular bastions at both ends with fluted surface. Wall surface on either side of the arched gateways are embellished with niches and projecting balconies over brackets....

HAVELIS OF HARYANA -Haveli architecture is a unique vernacular architecture form that flourished in the 18th and 19th century in the pre-Partition western and North India, particularly in Rajasthan, Punjab Gujarat and Haryana influenced by cross-cultural currents from cental Asia, Islamic Persian and Rajput architecture, the haveli architecture was a direct response to the regional climate, while being a mirror of local art and landscape. Haveli means a mansion, and the word was derived from Arabic — probably taken from the Persian word hawli, meaning an enclosed place. Standing as a symbol of power and prestige, haveli householders were the noblemen, landowners or successful merchants. -                               Evidences of havelis in Haryana are found from the 16th century to the 21st century, first to see Hemu's (Hindu King Maharaja Vikramaditya )Haveli which is situated in Rewari, then after the 21st ce...

Lets Know about Haryana's first and richest collection in museums. In 1955 swami Omanand Saraswati ( Director of jhajjar gurukul and Arya samaj promoter At that time ) was established this museum in Gurukul Jhajjar. Swami Omanand has a keen interest in archaeological and cultural objects. They collect all the objects from village to village which have archaeological sites and places like Haryana, Punjab, Uttar pradesh and collected all these objects in Gurukul. Museum also houses a large variety of big and small idols related to the period of Lord Rama. On display, for example, is the statue of the Panchwati deer, in whose form Ravana appeared to kidnap Sita. There are several exhibits depicting the Mahabharata period. For example, there is a painting showing the Chakravyuha where Abhimnayu was trapped and killed. There is also an image of the chessboard. One can see unbelievably interesting items. There is, for example, Nilgiri’s barrels made of the camel’s skin, a chain without j...