HAVING A NAP, KHASRO BAGH TOMBS, ALLAHABAD, INDIA
Khusro Bagh is a large walled garden and burial complex near Allahabad Junction Station and close to Akbar's (r. 1556-1605) Allahabad Fort. Its quadrangle shape includes the tombs of several important Mughal dignitories. The history of this place and the people buried here (some relatives of Shah Jahan of Taj fame) make for some very dramatic reading worthy of a great soap opera. It was created by the Moghul king Jahangir, in memory of his beloved son Khusro. Khusro was murdered by his brother Shah Jahan. The garden has the tomb of the murdered prince, a sandstone mausoleum, which was completed in 1622. Just to give you an idea of the kind of drama that played out at this time: Mughal Ruler Shah Jahan married his own daughter. The Mughal king Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal, married his own daughter Jahanara after Mumtaz's death because she looked like Mumtaz to Shah Jahan. Mumtaz died on 17 June 1631 while giving birth to Shah Jahan's 14th child!!
The atmosphere takes you into old India and I have endeavoured to capture that feeling in this image giving it a collodion style treatment. I shot this with a 70-200mm lens to compress the field, taking care to avoid the site guards who will swoop on you if you are using a tripod (they are nuts about this at most significant Indian architectural monuments, and good luck trying to get a permit!) . There also just happened to be one of the gardeners dozing off at the foot of the monument to add to the overall interest.
Khusro Bagh is a large walled garden and burial complex near Allahabad Junction Station and close to Akbar's (r. 1556-1605) Allahabad Fort. Its quadrangle shape includes the tombs of several important Mughal dignitories. The history of this place and the people buried here (some relatives of Shah Jahan of Taj fame) make for some very dramatic reading worthy of a great soap opera. It was created by the Moghul king Jahangir, in memory of his beloved son Khusro. Khusro was murdered by his brother Shah Jahan. The garden has the tomb of the murdered prince, a sandstone mausoleum, which was completed in 1622. Just to give you an idea of the kind of drama that played out at this time: Mughal Ruler Shah Jahan married his own daughter. The Mughal king Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal, married his own daughter Jahanara after Mumtaz's death because she looked like Mumtaz to Shah Jahan. Mumtaz died on 17 June 1631 while giving birth to Shah Jahan's 14th child!!
The atmosphere takes you into old India and I have endeavoured to capture that feeling in this image giving it a collodion style treatment. I shot this with a 70-200mm lens to compress the field, taking care to avoid the site guards who will swoop on you if you are using a tripod (they are nuts about this at most significant Indian architectural monuments, and good luck trying to get a permit!) . There also just happened to be one of the gardeners dozing off at the foot of the monument to add to the overall interest.
Khusro Bagh is a large walled garden and burial complex near Allahabad Junction Station and close to Akbar's (r. 1556-1605) Allahabad Fort. Its quadrangle shape includes the tombs of several important Mughal dignitories. The history of this place and the people buried here (some relatives of Shah Jahan of Taj fame) make for some very dramatic reading worthy of a great soap opera. It was created by the Moghul king Jahangir, in memory of his beloved son Khusro. Khusro was murdered by his brother Shah Jahan. The garden has the tomb of the murdered prince, a sandstone mausoleum, which was completed in 1622. Just to give you an idea of the kind of drama that played out at this time: Mughal Ruler Shah Jahan married his own daughter. The Mughal king Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal, married his own daughter Jahanara after Mumtaz's death because she looked like Mumtaz to Shah Jahan. Mumtaz died on 17 June 1631 while giving birth to Shah Jahan's 14th child!!
The atmosphere takes you into old India and I have endeavoured to capture that feeling in this image giving it a collodion style treatment. I shot this with a 70-200mm lens to compress the field, taking care to avoid the site guards who will swoop on you if you are using a tripod (they are nuts about this at most significant Indian architectural monuments, and good luck trying to get a permit!) . There also just happened to be one of the gardeners dozing off at the foot of the monument to add to the overall interest.
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