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Amit mahendru photography captures the moments in detail and has capability to frame that can best tell your story. Amit mahendru is Best Photographer in Lucknow-Kanpur, Candid Photographer in Lucknow-Kanpur, Wedding Photographer in Lucknow.
This idol of Shri Panchmukhi Hanuman Ji in a Karya Siddhi mudra, is hand carved on Khondalite stone, and is based on the traditional art form of Odisha. Priced just above Rs. 40,000/= it was on show at an exhibition held recently in Lucknow.
The sunset with a Mosque in the forefront was very captivating. This pic was taken at Lucknow on a cold winter evening. The month of December and January witnesses many kites flying in the sky. In this pic you can see two of them.
BRC WAP-4E # 22333 resting for night duty. A Vadodara link can be spotted at d same place on d same track daily for sure which gets detached from Gorakhpur / Muzaffarpur bound 'Avadh' Exp at around 05:30 hrs and waits at same place till Vadodara bound 'Avadh' Exp arrives at around 21:00 hrs. The train in d background is Lucknow - Jabalpur 'Chitrakoot' Exp which is going to PF No - 6 of Lucknow Jn station (Chhoti Line) from yard to depart at 17:30 hrs.
Aboard : 51814 Lucknow - Jhansi Pass
Location : Charbagh yard, Lucknow, UP
Time : 16:45 hrs
During each afternoon at Dehradun station there is much shunting activity associated with the positioning of coaching stock in preparation for the evening departures from the terminus station. The stock for the 21:20 Mussoorie Express service to New Delhi (Train 4042) was being propelled into position by WDM-3A locomotive 16292 of Lucknow Shed (LKO).
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Elephants are key elements in the design of this park. This is also the political symbol of BSP Party, chief of which Ms.Mayabati (Twice CM of the state) is credited for this park.
Lucknow, India
Shot on a Nov/Dec 2011 photo trip to India with Gareth, Frankie and Jarvis.
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A woodie is a car body style, especially a station wagon, where the rear bodywork is constructed of wood framework with infill panels of wood or painted metal.
After the demise of actual wood construction, manufacturers used simulated woodgrain sheet vinyl—sometimes augmented with three-dimensional, simulated framework—to recall wood construction. In 2008, wood construction was evoked abstractly on the Ford Flex with a series of side and rear horizontal grooves.~~Wikipedia
WAP5 30005 roaming with the rake of 12429 LKO-NDLS AC Superfast Express across the length of Delhi's ring railway.
Lucknow WDM-3D 11231 & 11261 'Hari Singh Nalwa' with 04069 Sitamarhi - Anand Vihar Terminal Special Fare Summer Special at Lucknow Charbagh. This train was running with lashed ALCo pairs throughout the journey.
A. restaurant (/ˈrɛstərənt/ or /ˈrɛstərɒnt/; French: [ʀɛs.to.ʁɑ̃] ( listen)) is a business establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money, either paid before the meal, after the meal, or with a running tab. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appearance and offerings, including a wide variety of the main chef's cuisines and service models.~~~Wikipedia
The Residency is a group of buildings that were built in 1800 A.D by the then Nawab of Oudh, Nawab Saadat Ali Khan. It was constructed in order to serve as the residence for the British Resident General who was a representative in the court of Nawab. In 1857 the place witnessed a prolonged battle which is also known as Siege of Lucknow
Close UP side view of Ghaziabad WAP-5 30022 resting on siding at लखनऊ amidst heavy fog...
Dated:23rd January, 2016
Neat and clean rake of 12108 LKO-LTT Express blasts through Misrod at MPS with a front panto raised BSL WAP-4 # 22791 in lead
Before you enter, make sure , you will find out again, because it is an amazing maze of corridors hidden in between its walls that are about 20 feet thick.This dense, dark maze is a network of more than 1000 labyrinthine passages, some of which have dead-ends, some end at steep drops while others lead to entrance or exit points. .
Leica M6 TTL. Leica Summarit M 35 mm f 2.5.
Ilford HP5 Plus (at ISO 800) HC-110. Epson Scanner
Taken January 11, 2020.
Lucknow, India
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lucknow (English: /lucknow/ ( listen), /ˈlʌknaʊ/), (Hindi: लखनऊ, Urdu: لکھنؤ, Lakhna'ū) is the capital city of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[3] A major metropolitan city of India, Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous District and Division.[4] It is the 8th most populous city of India and the largest in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow has always been known as a multicultural city that flourished as a North Indian cultural and artistic hub and seat of Nawab power in the 18th and 19th centuries.[5] It continues to be an important centre of government, education, commerce, aerospace, finance, pharmaceuticals, technology, design, culture, tourism, music and poetry.[6]
The city stands at an elevation of approximately 123 metres (404 ft) above sea level and covers an area of 2,528 square kilometres (976 sq mi).[7][8] Bounded on the east by the Barabanki District, on the west by Unnao District, on the south by Raebareli and in the north by Sitapur and Hardoi, Lucknow sits on the northwestern shore of the Gomti River. Hindi is the main language of the city and Urdu is also widely spoken. It is accessible from every part of India by air, rail and road.
Historically the capital of Awadh and controlled by the Delhi Sultanate under Mughal rule, it was later transferred to the Nawabs of Awadh. After Lord Clive's defeat of the Bengal, Awadh and Mughal Nawabs it fell under the rule of the East India Company with control transferred to the British Raj in 1857.[9] Along with the rest of India, Lucknow became independent from Britain on 15 August 1947. It is the world's 74th fastest growing city.[10]
"Lucknow" is the anglicized spelling of the local pronunciation "lakhnau". According to one legend, the city is named after Lakshmana, a hero of the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana. The legend states that Lakshman had a palace or an estate in the area, which was called Lakshmanapura ("Lakshmana's city"). The settlement came to be known as Lakhanpur (or Lachhmanpur) by the 11th century, and later, Lucknow.[11][12] A similar theory states that the city was known as "Lakshmanavati" after Lakshmana. The name changed to Lakhanavati, then Lakhnauti and finally Lakhnau.[13] Yet another theory states that the city's name is connected with Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth. It was originally known as Lakshmanavati ("fortunate"). Over time, the name changed as follows: Laksmanauti -> Laksmnaut -> Laksnaut - > Laksnau -> Laknau.[14] There is another story that Lucknow was named after a very influential architect called "Lakhan Ahir" who planned and built the fort "Quila Lakhan". The "Quila Lakhan" later became "Lucknow".[15][16]
There are no accounts of when the modern name (Lucknow or Lakhnau) was first used.[12] Ibn Battuta, in his writings during 1338-41, mentions the town as "Alakhnau", when it was a part of the Muhammad bin Tughluq's empire.[17] Abdul Halim Sharar, in his book Guzishta Lucknow, mentions that the present name of the city was not in use before Akbar's reign.[18]
From 1350 onwards, Lucknow and parts of the Awadh region were ruled by the Delhi Sultanate, Sharqi Sultanate, Mughal Empire, Nawabs of Awadh, the British East India Company (EIC) and the British Raj. Lucknow was one of the major centres of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and actively participated in India's independence movement, emerging as a strategically important North Indian city. Until 1719, the subah of Awadh was a province of the Mughal Empire administered by a Governor appointed by the Emperor. Persian adventurer Saadat Khan, also known as Burhan-ul-Mulk, was appointed nizam of Awadh in 1722 and established his court in Faizabad, near Lucknow.[20]
For about eighty-four years (from 1394 to 1478), Awadh was part of the Sharqi Sultanate of Jaunpur. Emperor Humayun made it a part of the Mughal Empire around 1555. Emperor Jahangir (1569–1627) granted an estate in Awadh to a favoured nobleman, Sheikh Abdul Rahim, who later built Machchi Bhawan on this estate. It later became the seat of power from where his descendants, the Sheikhzadas, controlled the region.[21]
The Nawabs of Lucknow, in reality the Nawabs of Awadh, acquired the name after the reign of the third Nawab when Lucknow became their capital. The city became North India's cultural capital, and its nawabs, best remembered for their refined and extravagant lifestyles, were patrons of the arts. Under their dominion, music and dance flourished, and construction of numerous monuments took place.[22] Of the monuments standing today, the Bara Imambara, the Chota Imambara, and the Rumi Darwaza are notable examples. One of the Nawab's enduring legacies is the region's syncretic Hindu–Muslim culture that has come to be known as the Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb.[23]
Gates of the Palace at Lucknow by W. Daniell, 1801
Many independent kingdoms, such as Awadh, were established as the Mughal Empire disintegrated. The third Nawab, Shuja-ud-Daula (r. 1753–1775), fell out with the British after aiding the fugitive Nawab of Bengal, Mir Qasim. Roundly defeated at the Battle of Buxar by the EIC, he was forced to pay heavy penalties and surrender parts of his territory.[24] Awadh's capital, Lucknow rose to prominence when Asaf-ud-Daula, the fourth nawab, shifted his court to the city from Faizabad in 1775.[25] The British appointed a resident in 1773 and over time gained control of more territory and authority in the state. They were, however, disinclined to capture Awadh outright and come face to face with the Maratha Empire and the remnants of the Mughal Empire. In 1798, the fifth Nawab Wazir Ali Khan alienated both his people and the British, and was forced to abdicate. The British then helped Saadat Ali Khan take the throne.[26] He became a puppet king, and in a treaty of 1801, yielded half of Awadh to the EIC while also agreeing to disband his own troops in favor of a hugely expensive, British-controlled army. This treaty effectively made the state of Awadh a vassal of the EIC, although it continued to be part of the Mughal Empire in name until 1819. The treaty of 1801 proved a beneficial arrangement for the EIC as they gained access to Awadh's vast treasuries, repeatedly digging into them for loans at reduced rates. In addition, the revenues from running Awadh's armed forces brought them useful returns while the territory acted as a buffer state. The Nawabs were ceremonial kings, busy with pomp and show but with little influence over matters of state. By the mid-nineteenth century, however, the British had grown impatient with the arrangement and demanded direct control over Awadh.[27]
The ruins of Residency at Lucknow shows the gunfire it took during the rebellion
In 1856 the EIC first moved its troops to the border, then annexed the state under the Doctrine of lapse. Awadh was placed under a chief commissioner – Sir Henry Lawrence. Wajid Ali Shah, the then Nawab, was imprisoned then exiled by the EIC to Calcutta.[28] In the subsequent Indian Rebellion of 1857, his 14-year-old son Birjis Qadra, whose mother was Begum Hazrat Mahal, was crowned ruler but later killed by Sir Henry Lawrence. Following the rebellion's defeat, Begum Hazrat Mahal and other rebel leaders sought asylum in Nepal.[29]
During the Rebellion (also known as the First War of Indian Independence and the Indian Mutiny), the majority of the EIC's troops were recruited from both the people and nobility of Awadh. The rebels seized control of the state, and it took the British 18 months to reconquer the region. During that period, the garrison based at the Residency in Lucknow was besieged by rebel forces during the Siege of Lucknow. The siege was relieved first by forces under the command of Sir Henry Havelock and Sir James Outram, followed by a stronger force under Sir Colin Campbell. Today, the ruins of the Residency and the Shaheed Smarak offer an insight into Lucknow's role in the events of 1857.[30]
With the rebellion over, Oudh returned to British governance under a chief commissioner. In 1877 the offices of lieutenant-governor of the North-Western Provinces and chief commissioner of Oudh were combined; then in 1902, the title of chief commissioner was dropped with the formation of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, although Oudh still retained some marks of its former independence.[31]
The Khilafat Movement had an active base of support in Lucknow, creating united opposition to British rule. In 1901, after remaining the capital of Oudh since 1775, Lucknow, with a population of 264,049, was merged into the newly formed United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.[32] In 1920 the provincial seat of government moved from Allahabad to Lucknow. Upon Indian independence in 1947, the United Provinces were reorganized into the state of Uttar Pradesh, and Lucknow remained its capital.[33]