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The mosque Jama Masjid (meaning Friday Mosque ) is the oldest and most splendid mosque of Ahmedabad, built in 1424 during the reign of Ahmed Shah. Lying in the old party of city, the mosque is situated opposite to Mahatma Gandhi Road, on the eastern side of Teen Darwaza.
The Jama Masjid of Ahmedabad was probably the largest mosque in the Indian subcontinent built in this period. Designed as part of a major plan desired by the Emperor Sultan Ahmed Shah, the mosque is located south of the processional axis that runs from the Maidan-i Shah at the door with three arches, Teen Darwaza.
To the west of the mosque are the tombs of Ahmed Shah , his son and his grand-son, ( Ahmad Shah Rauza ). Nearby are the graves of the queen and the other wives of the Sultan ( Rani ka Hazira ).
Built with yellow sandstone, the mosque complex is centered on a large rectangular courtyard 75 m long and 66 m wide. One enters the court by three entrances, one at the center of each side. The courtyard is lined with a colonnade on three sides, the prayer hall occupies the fourth side (East). In the center of the courtyard is a rectangular basin for ablutions.
Pillars in Periphery of Jama Masjid.
The prayer room is also rectangular and covered with four domes. In its Indo-Saracenic architecture, the mosque also contains many syncretic elements not necessarily obvious to the viewer: some of the central domes are carved like lotus flowers, closely related to the typical domes of Jain temples; and some of the pillars are carved with the form of a bell hanging on a chain, in reference to the bells that often hang in Hindu temples. The wide open courtyard, floored with white marble, is ringed by a columned arcade painted with giant Arabic calligraphy, and has a tank for ritual ablutions in the center. The mosque and arcades are built of beautiful yellow sandstone and carved with the intricate detail that mosques of this period are known for. While the two principal minarets flanking the main arched entranceway collapsed in the 1819 earthquake, their lower portions still stand. The main prayer hall has over 260 columns supporting the roof, with its 15 domes, making a walk through the hall a beautiful maze of light and shadows. The Wall of Prayer, the qibla is decorated. Pierced stone screens (the ' Jalis ') are placed between the two pillars of the central openings. The main entrance is framed by two columns, the remains of two minarets (called 'shaking minarets') which were destroyed by the earthquakes of 1819 and 1957.
The inscription on the mihrab commemorates the inauguration of the mosque on January 4th 1424 by Sultan Ahmad Shah I. The mosque was originally intended only for private use of the sultans.
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Adalaj Stepwell is a unique 'water building' in the village of Adalaj, close to Ahmedabad town in Gandhinagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The stepwell was built in 1499 by king Mohammed Begda for Queen Rani Roopba, wife of Veer Singh, the Vaghela chieftain. The step well or 'Vav', as it is called in Gujarati, is intricately carved and is five stories deep. Such step wells were once integral to the semi-arid regions of Gujarat, as they provided water for drinking, washing and bathing. These wells were also venues for colorful festivals and sacred rituals.
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The Sidi Saiyyed Mosque, popularly known as Sidi Saiyyid ni Jali locally, built in 1572–73 AD (Hijri year 980), is one of the most famous mosques of Ahmedabad. The mosque was built by Sidi Sayyad, a Habshi nobleman.
The mosque is entirely arcuated and is known for its ten intricately carved stone latticework windows (jalis) on the side and rear arches. (Wikipedia)
Jama Mosque
The walled city of Ahmadabad was founded by Sultan Ahmad Shah in 1411 AD on the eastern bank of the Sabarmati River.
The architecture of the Sultanate period monuments exhibits a unique fusion of the multicultural character of the historic city. This heritage is associated with the complementary traditions embodied in other religious buildings and the old city’s very rich domestic wooden architecture with its distinctive “havelis” (neighbourhoods), “pols” (gated residential main streets), and khadkis (inner entrances to the pols) as the main constituents. (UNESCO)
Ahmedabad is a UNESCO World Heritage City.
.. 'niche of laughing wife'!, is a sufi shrine of an empathetic muslim woman who had an ability to heal people through laughter which has accorded her to saint like status.
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“I remain naturally in a state in which even if I wished to engross my mind in the most charming sounds, the most charming touch, the most charming smells, the most charming tastes and the most charming sights of this world, I could not do so; I remain absolutely dejected towards them. In fact, all of the attractive vishays and the repulsive vishays are the same to Me. Also, a king and a beggar are the same to Me. Further, to rule all the realms and to beg for food carrying a broken begging bowl are the same to Me. Even sitting with honour on an elephant and walking on foot are the same to Me. Whether someone honours Me with sandalwood paste, flowers, fine clothes and ornaments, or throws dirt on Me – all are the same to Me. Whether someone praises Me or insults Me – both are the same to Me. Gold, silver, diamonds and refuse are all the same to Me. Moreover, I look upon all devotees of God as being equal; i.e., I do not differentiate one as being superior and another as being inferior.
“I have intense vairãgya in My antahkaran, yet I am not burdened by it. I do not feel burdened like a person who carries a heavy rock on his head or ties a purse full of money and gold coins around his waist. My strict observance of swadharma does not burden Me, nor does the realisation that I am Brahma burden Me. When I superficially praise some object or criticise another, I do so purposefully. Whenever I forcefully engage My indriyas’ vruttis towards objects, they remain there very reluctantly; as soon as I relax that force, they withdraw immediately. It is like throwing a stone into the air – it goes as high as it can depending on the force of the throw, but ultimately it falls back to earth. Or consider a weak bull – it can stand only as long as a man forcefully supports it. But as soon as he withdraws the support, it slumps onto the ground. Further, imagine a very strong man who is able to crack a betel nut between his teeth. But, after sucking ten or twenty very sour lemons, he would have great difficulty chewing even roasted chanã. In this manner, it is only when I forcefully engage My vruttis in the vishays that they remain engaged in them.
“....So what is the cause of My behaving like this? Well, it is because My indriyas’ vruttis constantly remain inverted towards My hrudayãkãsh. In that hrudayãkãsh, I see extremely luminous divine light. Just as during the monsoon season, clouds cover the entire sky, similarly, only that light pervades My heart.
“...Amidst that divine light I see the extremely luminous form of God. ...“Realise that the form amidst the divine light is this Mahãrãj visible before you.”
— Mahãrãj (Purna Purushottam, Bhagwãn Swãminãrãyan), Vachanãmrut Gadhadã II-13, 27 August 1821 (Shrāvan vadi Amās, Samvat 1878)
“First, I shall speak to you about My inclination. Thereafter, all of you can describe your personal thoughts as to how you feel liberation can be attained, and you can also explain how you think you should behave in order for God to be pleased with you in this realm and beyond.”
“If it appears to Me that I have a liking for something, I would only be happy after I had discarded it. Should I recall in My mind any object or any person other than devotees of God, then I would feel comfortable only after I have totally distanced Myself from that object or person. Also, in My heart, in no way do I experience an aversion towards a devotee of God. Even though I am insistently offered the panchvishays without actually wishing for them Myself, I still do not have any desire for them. In fact, I push them away with my feet. In fact, I swear by the lives of these paramhansas that from the day I was born to this very day, I have never harboured an improper thought regarding women or wealth, either in the waking state or in the dream state. Thus, I am eternally innocent and one who perceives any flaws in Me will himself suffer from vicious thoughts both in the waking and dream states. Moreever, he will suffer greatly at the time of his death as well.
“In addition, only contemplation of God remains within My heart, and although I outwardly meet and mingle with the devotees of God, it is solely for the benefit of their jivas. Indeed, the day when I feel that I have affection for something other than the devotees of God, I will consider Myself dislodged from My spiritual status. However, I am confident that that would never happen. Thus, I have described My inclination to you.”
“If a person firmly observes the vow of non-lust, then he is never far from God – whether he is in this realm or beyond. Moreover, My affection for such a person never diminishes. In fact, the very reason that I have stayed here is because of these devotees’ firm resolve to observe the vow of non-lust. If a person strictly observes that vow, then even if I were a thousand miles away from him, I would still be close to him. Conversely, if a person is slack in his observance of the vow of non-lust, then even if he is beside Me, he is as good as a hundred thousand miles away. In fact, I do not like to be served by such a person. It is only because this Mulji Brahmachãri is extremely staunch in his observance of the vow of non-lust that I very much like his service. If, however, someone else serves Me, I am not as pleased.
“Furthermore, in all of the discourses that I deliver, I always strongly propagate observance of the vow of non-lust. Indeed, I have been solidly reinforcing it since the day I was born.
“Therefore, only those who observe this vow are dear to Me; they and I will always by very close, both in this realm and beyond.”
— Nirdosh Bhaktavatsal Bhagwãn Swãminãrãyan, Vachanãmrut Gadhadã II-33, 3 September 1823 (Shrãvan vadi 13, Samvat 1880)
“... I am the creator, sustainer and destroyer of all of the brahmānds. In those countless brahmānds, it is by My divine light that countless Shivs, countless Brahmās, countless Kailāses, countless Vaikunths, Golok, Brahmapur, as well as countless millions of other realms are radiant.
“...What am I like? Well, if I were to shake the earth with the toe of My foot, the worlds of countless brahmānds would begin to shake. It is also by My light that the sun, the moon, the stars, etc., are radiant. So, if one develops the conviction of My form in this manner, one’s mind becomes fixed on Me - God - and would never stray anywhere else. Moreover, I will grant My supreme abode (Akshardhām) to all who come to My refuge and understand this.”
— Bhagwãn Swãminãrãyan, Vachanãmrut Amdãvãd 7, 30 March 1826 (Fāgun vadi 7, Samvat 1882)
“Also, I am always trying to keep the vrutti of people’s minds fixed on God. Why? Because I know everything about the past, the present and the future. In fact, while sitting here, I know everything that happens; even when I was in My mother’s womb, I knew everything; and even before I came into My mother’s womb, I knew everything. This is because I am God.”
— Bhagwãn Swãminãrãyan, Vachanãmrut Jetalpur 5, 14 April 1826 (Approximately four-and-a-half hours after sunset on Chaitra sudi 7, Samvat 1882)
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Amdavadis follow Gandhi through the streets of the city, in a compact procession under the blazing sun. Or do they?
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Jama Mosque
The walled city of Ahmadabad was founded by Sultan Ahmad Shah in 1411 AD on the eastern bank of the Sabarmati River.
The architecture of the Sultanate period monuments exhibits a unique fusion of the multicultural character of the historic city. This heritage is associated with the complementary traditions embodied in other religious buildings and the old city’s very rich domestic wooden architecture with its distinctive “havelis” (neighbourhoods), “pols” (gated residential main streets), and khadkis (inner entrances to the pols) as the main constituents. (UNESCO)
Ahmedabad is a UNESCO World Heritage City.
© Urvish Joshi Photography 2005-'11
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Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Shot on a photo trip to Gujarat with David, Matt and Peter.
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The Sidi Saiyad Mosque is a renowned ancient mosque in Ahmedabad, built by Ahmed Shah’s slave Sidi Saiyad in 1571. Situated near the famous Lal Darwaja at Bhadra, it was once part of the city wall of Ahmedabad. The most interesting features of the mosque are the fabulous Jhali screens lining its upper walls and the magnificent and exclusive stone tracery. The screens are framed in ten semi-circular windows and are built in Indo-Saracenic style of architecture. The carved stone windows depict the complex intertwining of the branches of the kalpa tree.
This intricately carved stone window is the Siddi Sayyed Jali, the unofficial symbol of city of Ahmedabad and the inspiration for the design of the logo of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. This mosque is extremely strong as since it is made of stones and in stones after many years it goes back to the ground and they by day it becomes much more stronger...
Sometimes by looking at the Jalis one might wonder as to why there is a gap in the middle? It is said that when it was build, it used to have one more in the center but some say that when the Britishers came to India they tried to take the middle one but it broke. They even tried once again but it cracked and finally they realised that it was impossible to remove it.
The central window arch of the mosque, where one would expect to see another intricate jali, is instead walled with stone.This is possibly because the mosque was not completed according to plan before the Mughals invaded Gujarat.