HBAS Chat corner - Thread 48 - Page 67

Originally posted by: binduprasad41

Originally posted by: Sandhya.A

Yesh!

Busy comforting me.😎

Originally posted by: lashy

Alright... here goes...

PALACE, THE CAPITAL

1)

It is the red fort indeed. The main residence of the Mughal emperors till capital shifted from Agra to Delhi.

And Sandy my sweetheart, i just checked - it was your beloved, Akbar, indeed who began construction of this. Of course, Shah Jahan beautified it and it is because of his love for art/architecture that it takes on the form that we see today.

So yes, this is indeed the Red Fort, Agra, where our 'Shehzaade' currently is.

And where Akbar visits monthly.

PARNAGARH HAVELI

2)

It is the Parnagarhi courtyard. Inspired from an actual merchant's Haveli in Rajasthan.

HUNTING GROUNDS - MAHENDAR'S TENT

3)

This is called a jungle serai. A current tent in the Madhav National Park in Madhya Pradesh. This national park lies close to borders of UP and comes in the way when you pass through MP to get to Rajasthan. It used to be a popular hunting ground for kings of yesteryears.

I imagine its a forest like this where Mahendar pitched his tents and hunted for game when the messenger escapes the Aidabad safe house ends up blurting all that information to him.

AIDABAD HAVELI

4)

This is an actual Haveli in UP (not many of those in good condition around). See the difference in architecture (Mughal style) unlilke the Havelis of Rajasthan.

IMPERIAL PRISON AND DUNGEONS, THE CAPITAL

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This is Salimgarh fort right next to the Agra red fort, which Aurangazeb turned into the Imperial prison and dungeons. It's where he even imprisoned his own daughter till her death (for not following her father's beliefs!) and a few other royals too!😔

There were underground rooms too.

This forms the inspiration for the dungeons where Akbar is currently being held.

For those who guessed safe house 😳- a safe-house would be very discreet, small and hidden. More like a den. Easy to hide, easy to destroy if discovered etc. This is quite a massive structure and would be difficult to miss. 😳

PARNAGARH

6)

Structures like this on green sloping valleys of Rajasthan inspired the Parnagarh Haveli. 😳

This particular one is the fort that Selvi mentioned

A CELL IN THE DUNGEONS

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This is actually a cell from the Salimgarh fort. It appears modernised because that fort was then captured by the Britishers and used by them to hold and torture Indian prisoners and slaves. 😔They say Salimgarh fort is haunted too - by cries of all those who died there.

CARAVANSERAI

8)

This is an artist's actual description of the massive Caravanserai in Agra... one of the stopping points for AMK's men to pass on messages etc.

I can understand though why this would be mistaken for a palace seeing how massive its gates look. But yes, they were massive structures... 😊

Originally posted by: lghosh

Arre Lana!! Wah, wah, tu toh peechhe se awaal number lekar pass huyi hai! Zyada sochne se yehi hota hai! The first picture I would have blindly said Shehzade's palace but then saw the architecture and the minar tops on the side and thought to myself these looks very Rajputi style doesn't look like Mughal architecture with round and curvy dome shaped minars! After doing this useless thinking opted for Manswar or Bansi! 🤔 Issi liye bolti hoon, apna dimaag AMK par hi simit rakh, aage mat chala! 🤓

And Janamdatri, that prison looks pretty darn good and so does the cell of the dungeon! Khidki se thandi hawa aa ke tan badan mein chaiyen laate the aur tum ho ki mere AMK ko ek andhere goofa mein qayed karke rakhe ho!! 😡 Jahan na khidki hai, na hawa, na hi koi roshni hai! 😡 Upad se, he is in chains and all he has is muck and dirt and filth to breathe in! 😡 And rodents to give him company! 😡 And you are going to flog him! 😡 And asking us with picture of khuli saaf cell, guess what it is?? 😡 That is why I wrote it can't be the dingy and dark dungeon and so it must be the safehouse!! 🤔 Bad bad janamdatri! 😭 Tadpayoing my AMK! 😭 And tadpayoing me! 😭

Oye Sandy, Mahendra goes for hunting so many times, why don't you hunt him there in middle of the night under those khullam khulla tent?? Kisi ko pata bhi nahi chalega! And then dump him in that bhoot ka fort!

Originally posted by: selvi1275

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Originally posted by: Sandhya.A

Originally posted by: selvi1275

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