Bijapur(Kannada:ಬಿಜಾಪುರ)(Urdu:بیجاپور) city is the district headquarters of Bijapur District of Karnataka state. It is also the headquarters for Bijapur Taluka. Bijapur city is well known for its historical monuments of architectural importance built during the rule of the Adil Shahi dynasty. Bijapur is located 530 km Northwest of Bangalore and about 550 km inland from Mumbai, and 384 km west of the city of Hyderabad.
Please find below some snaps I had from this city where there are many monuments of archaeological importance.
Entrance to the garden of Shivapuri
The 85-foot (26 m) tall statue of Lord Shiva installed by the T.K. Patil Banakatti Charitable Trust in Bijapur at Shivapur on Sindagi Road. The statue weighs around 1,500 tonnes.
A parrot sits on the finger of Lord Shiva's Statue.
A peacock
The nandi Statue in front of Lord Shiva
Gol Gumbaz Entrance
Gol Gumbaz from distance
Some reminiscences of the past
Minars of Gol Gumbaz
Minars of Gol Gumbaz
Entrance of Gol Gumbaz
Inside Gol Gumbaz
On the roof of a minar
Minars of Gol Gumbaz
Minars of Gol Gumbaz
Minars of Gol Gumbaz
City of Bijapur from Gol Gumbaz
City of Bijapur from Gol Gumbaz
A snap from the top of Gol Gumbaz
A parrot finding nesting place in the walls of Gol Gumbaz
Minars of Gol Gumbaz
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| A pretty bird I saw there |
A nice view of a minar from Ibrahim Rauza
Some cute flowers from the garden
From inside of Gol Gumbaz
A scene from Jod Gumbaz
A minar of Jod Gumbaz
Ibrahim Rauza
It is situated on the western outskirts of the city. Ibrahim Rauza comprises two buildings, a magnificent tomb and a remarkable mosque enveloped by a garden. Facing each other, these twin buildings have a fountain in between them. A Persian inscription here records the construction of this Rauza in 1626. These buildings stand on a raised terrace supported by arches in a large rectangular enclosure with a high entrance tower in the centre of the north side, adorned with four graceful minarets. This is the most ornate building in Bijapur. Both the buildings have square plans with four minarets at the corners and a bulbous dome at the centre, which emerges from lotus petals. Cousins called the building as “The Taj Mahal of the Deccan”.
Minaret from Ibrahim Rauza
Chain made out of stone
Another cutie
A scene from the Bijapur road
A cute face of a grandma
Another Bijapur face
Barakaman (Ali Roza-II)
A mausoleum of Ali Roza built in 1672. It was previously named as Ali Roza, but Shah Nawab Khan changed its name to Bara Kaman as this was the 12th monument during his reign. It has now seven arches and the tomb containing the graves of Ali, his queens and eleven other ladies possibly belonging to the Zenana of the queens.
Barakaman (Ali Roza-II)
Barakaman (Ali Roza-II)
Barakaman (Ali Roza-II)
A woman in Barakaman (Ali Roza-II)
From the market
Something finally for a smile... Wonderful spelling...!
