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Sunday, November 12, 2006

AGTAD TOUR VI - SAFDARJANG TOMB & LODHI GARDEN

At 8:00 am, we took 16 students of different classes of ASK-7 boys and 9 girls- and a teacher on an excursion to the Safdarjang tomb and Lodhi Gardens. The Safdarjang tomb is the ‘memorial of Mirza Mukin Mansur Khan.

Mirza khan used to be the Governor of Qudh and the prime minister during the reign of the Mughal Emperor, MohdShah, in the 18th century. He was entitled as SAFDARJANG. That is why his tomb is called Safdarjang TOMB. The tomb was built by his son ,the Nawab of Avadh , in 1753. It is a national monument.

We proceeded to the main monument where lies the grave of Safdarjang. The monument is built with red stone. It was designed by an Abyssinian architect. It has four minarets and a huge protracting dome that is made of pure white marble apart from ornamental arches. Nearby there is also a ladies’ quarter (zenana).
The Safdarjang tomb stands on a high terrace surrounded by extensive walled gardens. The gardens have been designed in the typical ‘CHAHARBAGH’ style.

The tomb is comparable to TAJ MAHAL. All around the tomb their is greenery. There are also blossoming flowers, beautiful trees and lot of fresh oxygen.

We spent almost an hour at the tomb. The students of ASK were served with refreshments before they left for the next destination, LODHI GARDEN.

Lodhi Gardens are widely believed to be the lungs of Delhi. They are situated in the heart of Delhi.

In Lodhi Gardens, there is a lot of greenery. There are also different categories of flowers and plants, dense trees and various species of birds. There is also a beautiful, well maintained BONSAI PARK . The gardens are really well manicured.

In the middle of the gardens, there are two wonderful tombs of the Lodhi rulers, Ibrahim and Sikander Lodhi, who ruled Delhi during the 14th and 15th centuries.
The tombs face each other. They are surrounded on all sides with large and sprawling lawns and gardens.

There are quite a few rules which should be followed in the garden. For instance, there should be no littering in the parks, no playing of cricket or football, no damaging to any monument or other property .

We spent about 45 minutes at the LODHI GARDENS . The students of ASK were back in school by 11:00 am.