After being hypnotized by the Taj Mahal we moved ahead to Fatehpur Sikhri another mesmerizing piece of architecture. As you approach the Buland Darwaza welcomes you like a 60Ft bouncer. The inside was calm and peaceful and some maulvi’s were singing some qalam. Pigeons had made it their home and their flight and fluttering seemed to be dancing to the tunes of the qalam. There is a dargah right in the middle of the courtyard and it belongs to Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti. People tie threads around the Dargah hoping their prayers will be answered and promise to return to untie it when their prayers are fulfilled.
The calmness and serenity around here is very very spiritual. It takes you on a different level all together. I remembered scenes from the movie Pardes which was shot here and felt happy about seeing a place that Shahrukh Khan had shot in. There was something very seductive about Fathepur that haunts me even today after so many years. Agra & Fathepur Sikhri top my list of History lessons into India.
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