Monday Medley - Bahamani Beauties!

Monday Medley - A potpourri of interesting experiences, articles, posts from fellow bloggers which we liked, books we loved, interesting images of fellow travellers or images from our own portfolio. We hope it will be a good start to the week ahead......

Bijapur and Bidar in the state of Karnataka. Bastions of erstwhile Bahamani kingdom. The cradle of Islamic architecture in South India in 15th century.

You would have definitely read about Bijapur which is famous for the second largest dome in the world - Gol Gumbaz. But definitely not Bidar which is still off the beaten track.

We explored both the places during Dasara weekend. A few images from the trip. Click on them to see them in original size.

Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur  

Asar Mahal, Bijapur

Ibrahim Rouza, Bijapur

Entrance to the fabulous fort @ Bidar

Naya Kamaan, Bidar

Madrassa of Mahmud Gawan

Winter is the best time to explore these two places when days are bearably hot! 

Stay tuned. We will be following up with our detailed experience of exploring these two interesting cities.  

If you are interested in exploring heritage sites of Karnataka, you may look at this post in this blog

Driving Holidays from Bangalore 1 - Karnataka Heritage Trails

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Skywatch Friday - Minarets in Bijapur, Karnataka

Bijapur in Karnataka is known for its Adil Shahi monuments. Especially the "Gol Gumbaz" which is the second largest dome in the world and is the star attraction of Bijapur. The other well known monument is "Ibrahim Rauza" which was initially constructed as a palace for one of the queens of sultan but later converted into a mausoleum for the family. 

While the "Ibrahim Rauza" complex is beautifully symmetrical and set amidst a spacious garden, we clicked this picture while coming out today. Suddenly these six minarets in one frame caught the eye and against a blue sky with few clouds, looked different from what we had seen earlier.

It happens to us many times. Apart from the main attraction, we will get to see interesting stuff in places we travel. This was one such occasion.

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