Antelopes look like deer. This is a male antelope, and it should be the leader of a group of blue antelopes, because when it stood here facing the snowfall, a small group of its kind, about seven or eight, all smaller than it, should be a herd of female antelope.www.biquge.info As the snow fell, the group of blue gazelles was drinking at the water's edge and inadvertently disturbed them.

The leader was standing in front of the snowfall, probably covering the safe retreat of the family members. When the herd of blue cattle had run away from behind, the antelope turned around and ran away. I wonder if if Snow Fall gets closer, and if it feels that it might be dangerous to other blue bulls, it will come up and attack Snow Fall. The brownish-red rocks on the edge of the lake, this is the red sandstone, the Red Fort of Delhi.

The Agra Fort, including the royal palace just seen, is made of this stone as the main building material. The reddish one is called red sandstone, and the yellowish-white one is called yellow sandstone. The sun was setting in the west, and it was getting late. This is the end of the first day in Jaipur. When I got back to the hotel at Jodhpur alfresco restaurant, it was already dark, I was tired from the journey, and my stomach was growling.

The owner of the hotel introduced a nearby restaurant where you can eat a "big meal", not far from where Xueluo and Liu Jingshu lived. I quickly took a tuk tuk over, an open-air restaurant hidden in a tree-shaded garden, and ordered a few plates of hard dishes with meat, which were almost not touched by meat after arriving in India, and the eyes glowed green when I saw the flesh.

Jodhpur Day Trip Today is the 13th day of travel to India, Jodhpur Day Tour. I went to four places in total: 1. Merangar Ancient Castle 2, Royal Palace Memorial - Jaswan Sada 3, Mandor Ruins Park 4, Old Town Clock Tower Overnight in Jodhpur After having breakfast at the hotel.

900 chartered a tuk-tuk to take Xueluo and Liu Jingshu to complete a tour of four places in one day. The first place the driver took Xueluo and Liu Jingshu to was Merangal Castle, about 45 kilometers away from where Xueluo and Liu Jingshu lived. Fort Merangarh Ancient Castle is located on a 125-metre-high hill on the northern side of Jodhpur's old city district.

Also known as the Castle of the Sun. The most spectacular and best-preserved castle in Rajasthan and one of the three major castles in India. It was once the royal palace of the vassal of the Rasore Domain, which ruled the Jodhpur region. Built by the vassal king Rajudeha, it has a history of more than 500 years and has become the symbol of the city of Jodhpur.

Audio guide headsets are available at the ticket office, available in Chinese. There is no additional charge for using your passport as collateral. It is very convenient to use the audio guide to visit the attractions one by one according to the number of attractions. The ancient castle of Merangar is located on a red sandstone hill more than 100 meters high in front of melangar, which is the commanding height of the Jodhpur city.

Therefore, you can see this ancient castle high above the city, and you can also look down on the whole city of Jodhpur from the castle. Since the building is made of red sandstone from the hill, the color of the castle is in harmony with the color of the hill. The walls of the ancient castle of Merangal are more than 30 meters high.

The east-facing side facing the main city is almost vertical, and the high battlement façade has no windows except for the palace at the top, as if it were a large and solid defensive bunker. Snowfall thinks that any enemy will be frightened if they attack its feet. So high, how to attack?

Around 1200, the Rajputs of Rasore were driven by the Afghans under Muhemed of Kori from Agra to the Pali region, 70 kilometers southeast of Jodhpur, and gradually became stronger, driving out the Mandovans, a small Turkish vassal 9 kilometers north of Jodhpur, and taking root in the area of Jodhpur.

The then king of La Sole built the castle of Merangar as his royal palace. There were many small kingdoms that threatened and killed each other in the vicinity, such as the Jaipurians in the east, the Jaiselmers in the west, and later the Mughal armies, so it was necessary to build fortified castles to defend themselves against the enemy.

Jodhpur is a city that expanded around Mehrangarh after it was established. The road to Merangal Castle. From this vantage point, you can see the west side of the castle, with the palace leaning against the high east wall, and most of the windows facing west. This is because the vast majority of Jodhpur's urban districts are located to the east of the castle.

Therefore, the main perspective of this castle palace is not facing the main city. The reason for this was that the enemy was mainly from the east of the hill, probably for defensive purposes, and the other reason was that the city of Jodhpur, which is now seen at the beginning of the construction of the fort, had not yet been formed. A gazebo leaning on a lone tree under the castle.

It's a great place to see the city. The high battlements and the low pavilions, one side and one circle, are two contrasting architectural styles. The part of the palace that stands at the highest point of the castle on the Western Wall. The protruding façade of the city wall is firmly supported by tall round towers, allowing for a 180-degree view. This is the first gate of Mehrangarh.

The upper half of the wall is covered with red sandstone carvings, and a stone statue of Ganesan is inlaid in the middle of the height. It is a gate built in a later period, so it can be seen that it is clearly in the Islamic style of the Mughal period: arched door openings, and the carvings on the walls are all plain plants.

The gate was built by the Tuvassal King Mansingh to celebrate his victory over the invading armies of Bikaner and Jaipur here in 1808. From here, you have to go through a total of 7 gates to get to the palace. The walls on both sides of the gate are painted with miniature paintings that reflect the life of the Tuvassal kings. The content of this painting is interpreted by Xueluo as the elopement of the king of the earth domain with his wife Yuexia.

At first glance, the content of this painting is thought to be a visit by a vassal king, but if you look closely, it should be a parade of the main god of Hinduism. He is led by Vishnu, the god of protection, who rides on a goldfinch bird, followed by Brahma, the god of creation, who rides on a swan, and Shiva, the god of destruction, who rides on a white bull. These three are the three main gods of Hinduism.

There were also inferior god-men in the procession, elephant riders, horseback riders, deer riders, camel riders, and the funniest thing was bird riders and snake riders. and some floating in the clouds. The top four squares are depicted with Ganesa and the three main gods. Ganesha's presence in front of the three main gods shows the importance attached to this deity in the locality.

The content of this painting is that the king of the earth domain greets the arrival of the immortal procession. The king, led by the king, marched out of the city with banners, music, treasures, and food. The harem ladies stood on the high side of the palace and watched. There are stone monuments erected on the ground on both sides of the gate. The carving on it shows the kings of the previous dynasties carrying weapons and riding on war horses.

The king of the earth domain held a round statue of the sun god in his hand, which was the talisman of the king of the earth domain. After entering the first gate, you can look up at the royal palace. The Merangar Castle in Jodhpur is the most majestic of the eight or nine castles that Snowfall has seen in India this time, like a fairytale palace seen in a Disney cartoon.

Inside live a beautiful princess and a prince charming, or a devil who can do magic. It also has a beautiful name. This is the second gate of the castle, built in the 16th century, before the first gate in front of it. On the wall to the left before entering the city gate, there are many bullet holes left over from earlier wars.

Look at these creepy bullet holes to illustrate how fierce the fighting used to be here. This is no longer the old-fashioned war of riding an elephant and wielding a spear, but the use of guns. It is recorded that it was left behind in 1808 during a fierce battle between the army of Mansingh, the prince of Jodhpur, and the invading army from Jaipur.

Standing next to this fort, you can see the large blue houses under the castle. If you go up to the palace window on the heights, you will see it more clearly. The pavilion inside the castle is the same as the blue city of Jodhpur outside. The fourth gate inside the castle, also known as the Arc de Triomphe, makes a sharp 180-degree turn from the third gate below. The palace is high above.

This is the earliest gate of Merlangal Castle and was built before the first gate. The fourth gate inside the castle is the Arc de Triomphe. To commemorate the indomitable spirit of the vassal king Ajit Singh in the face of the mighty Mughal Empire. Rajasthan was the last land in India to be conquered by the Mongols.

This tall gate, with its four openings inside, is very thick and built together with the strong walls, making it impregnable. After passing through this gate, you will go uphill to the next gate. Passing through the fourth gate, you can look up at the palace on the right side of the palace held up by the tall palace wall. On the left side of the uphill road there is a viewing platform.

On the side wall of the platform there is a nameplate of the Fort of Merangal. Merangal Castle Nameplate: This means that this castle was built by the Tuvassal king Rajot Haki as a narrow passage leading to the fifth gate. It is conceivable that even if the enemy army has a large number of soldiers and horses, it can only advance in small numbers in order because of the narrow roads, and it is easy to be annihilated.

It can be seen that this castle was cleverly designed to prevent many traps from the enemy. Legend has it that before the construction of the Fort Merrangal, it was a cliff raised above the ground called Bird Hill because of the large number of black kites and a small number of vultures. On the mountain lived a monk named Monk who was called the Bird God.

This is a treasure of feng shui for the bird god to live in seclusion, and Rajot Haki, the prince of Rasore, wanted to build the castle of Merangar on this mountain, but the monk did not do it, so he forced the monk of the bird god to leave the bird mountain. The bird god was very dissatisfied, so he cursed Ragyudhah: Jodhaki, your castle will always be short of water!

As a result, the castle was built, and there was a real shortage of water. The castle lacks water, and no matter how strong it is, it will be self-defeating. Rajouthaki asked the monks to come back and built him a house in the castle and a temple in the cave where he lived. No matter how much he tried to appease the Bird God Monk, he still didn't revoke the curse he had placed.

At this time, a priest stood up: O king of the snowfall, there is a way for the snowfall, I don't know whether to talk about it or not? The king said, "Tell it!" The priest said: Bury a living person in the foundation of the castle to break this curse. This was an extreme move, but Jodhaki took it, and instead of using violent means to arrest people casually, he spread the news to the people.

Eventually, a pariah named offered to be buried alive under the castle in exchange for the royal family's care for his offspring. Jodhaki adopted. So, on the wall of this city wall, there is a sign of the burial place. His descendants live in a beautiful garden given by the royal family. The Seventh Gate. The last line of defense to enter the inner courtyard of the royal palace.

After consuming a lot of the enemy's energy at the end of the uphill slope, they have to face a gate designed at a 90-degree right angle, and the elephants can't attack directly, let alone people. One can imagine what kind of exhaustion and even despair the enemy felt when they attacked here. A symbolic janissary was arranged at the gates of the city.

Standing there, babbling as if he was praying something. There were several musicians sitting in the doorway. If there are high rollers, you can hear their cheerful welcome drums here. This city gate, which has a 90-degree turn at a right angle, is even equipped with two impact-proof iron gates with six long rows of spikes in the middle for the enemy.

These iron spikes are designed to protect against elephant impacts. Imagine an enemy riding an elephant uphill to make it to the doorway, and then turning around to move on, and feeling terrible when you turn around and face a large iron gate with sharp stab-proof nails. The anti-elephant iron spikes on the door are long and very sharp, and can pierce through thick elephant skin.

Alas, if the poor elephants were driven to hit these nails, it would have been miserable. Poor elephant, war of all evils. After passing through the iron thorn gate, it is still uphill, and on the wall at the exit of the doorway there are red handprints left by the concubines of the earth lord sacrifices, which is very eye-catching. This is the last impression of the handprints left by the concubines of the royal palace when they sacrificed.

"Sacrifice" means that when the king dies, his widows will jump into the fire to be buried. The widows of the vassal king Manzingh performed their last sacrifice here, leaving behind impressions of their handprints of farewell. Enter the inner courtyard of the royal palace. On the right there is an entrance to the Palace Museum. The entrance to the museum has an open-door hut with a white door frame.

Inside, there is an old man dressed in white, wearing an apricot-colored headcloth and a long white beard, sitting cross-legged and motionless, like a wax figure. Very curious, I looked closer, and there was a set of smoking utensils on the small table next to the old man, and some information said that this was a simulation of the people in the palace in the past smoking big cigarettes. Why show this?

I don't understand. The white marble throne where the little prince sat at his coronation is placed on a carved stone platform in the courtyard for people to visit. There is a large jar in the corridor, which is also filled with the holy water of the Ganges. The front yard of the royal palace is also the entrance to the museum. From here, you can get a close look at the magnificent palace exteriors from above.

The courtyard of the inner courtyard on the ground floor of the royal palace. On the first floor is a corridor, surrounded by intricate red sandstone carved windows. At the top is the carved railing of the open-air viewing platform. The inner courtyard on the second floor of the royal palace. The white marble floor shimmers with a shimmering sheen that reflects the whitewashed walls around it. This is like the "White House" of the royal palace.