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HISTORICAL WATER BODIES OF HARYANA Water is essential for life. Life is impossible without water. Therefore, water sources and structure related to them occupies great spaces in people’s lives. The water structures, about which we are talking, belong to the time gap of ancient time to colonial period. There are evidence of ancient water bodies which from Rakhigarhi, Banawli, and Kunal sites. Even during that time wells and ponds were used and after that kund and sarovar`s were made. Provision of drinking water was considered to be meritorious deed ‘punya karma’. Bawdi well, sekhawati well and talab were made in medieval period.   Haryana has many water structures in different regions, many villages have sekhawati type stepwells built in 18 or 19 century which was used by local people. Later structures called   johad were constructed as source of water . - Ancient Well in Banawli Most water structures are used for a variety of everyday and sacred activities, washin...
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A DISPUTED AND RUINED MOSQUE OF HARYANA

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PIRZADA MASJID Due to dispute among the people, this mosque has suffered a lot, the court case is going on for its land. Due to neglect from custodians  and Government, the  condition of the mosque is very bad and it can be collapse anytime. LOCATION      -  Meham town, District Rohtak, Haryana SITUATION     -  Near Etihaashik Chabutra Park    PERIOD            - 16th CE STATUS            - Unprotected DISCRIPTION  - As per Hissar Inscription, Pirzada Masjid was built in 16th Century and this Masjid built by Sheikh Yusuf at the reign of Babur. Pirzada was a Sufi Saint at that time, but we didn't get much more information about masjid's history. It is said that there were two inscription within the mosque, but they have been destroyed. In 1976 Professor S.R Phogat did an extensive study on the inscription's of Haryana, it is from his research that h...
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  HANSI FORT  Hansi is one of the ancient town and is identified with Asi or Asikare- ‘referred in Ashtadhyayi of Panini’. A Hansi stone inscription dated (Vikrama) Samvat 1224 and belonging to the Chauhan  King Prithvi Raja II (now in the Royal Scottish museum at Edinburg also mentions the name of the town as Asika. The Tomars king was established a sword manufacturing factory in this fort, hence it is also called “Asigarh”. This site protected monument by ASI.  Local traditions attribute the foundation of the town to Anangpal, the Tomar king of Delhi. Possibly, the town was destroyed earlier and re-founded by Anangpal. Arnoraja and following him, Vigraharaja completely subjugated the Tomars of Delhi and captured Hansi.  The history of this fort has been from medieval India to modern India, whose history is related to Tomar king, Prithviraj Chauhan and George Thomas. George Thomas rebuilt the Hansi Fort and established a mint Hansi and released rupees of his ow...
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