CHATORI GALI AT OLD BHOPAL

A wonderful place for the all person who loves non-vegetarian food. This gali (street) is full of tiny shops selling fish & meat dishes with strong & rustic flavors & taste at prices that you would have. This place is just a road on which there are small shops on both sides that sell YUMM meat & fish products at very low price & high volumes.  

We get Roasted Chicken, Delhi ki famouus Nahari, Seekh Kebab, Sami Kebab, Briyani and Bakharkhani, Nargisi Kofta, Bhuna Korma and etc. here. Everything here is very chatpata in taste – rustic, robust.

SHRI KALIKA MANDIR, KALIGHAT, BHOPAL

The temple has become a place where the wishes of everyone are fulfilled. Founded by Shri Shiv Narayan Singh Baghwar by the blessings of Goddess Maa Shri Kalika.All religious communities across the Country are visting temple and making their life happier by the blessings of Goddess Maa Kalika.


Address- Kalika Mandir Kalighat, Nr. Thana Tallaiya,  Sultania Rd, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

TOMB OF NAWAB SIDDIQ HASAN, BHOPAL

This marble tomb of Nawab Siddique Hasan, the second husband of Nawab Shahjahan Begum, was built by the Begum in 1890. Nawab Siddique Hasan was well versed in Arabic, Persian and Urdu and was renowned as a scholar. The design of the lattice screen around the grave is of particular interest. Near Bhopal Talkies Square in the Old City ,The Marble made Tomb of late Nawab Siddiqui Hasan is located .

 

Nawab Siddiqui Hasan was a great historian and a great literary person of his time .It is now said that during his time no other literary person was found of his status in India. He was a scholar not only of Arbi but also of French and Urdu.

SANCHI STUPA @ BHOPAL

Sanchi is a small town on the outskirts of Bhopal, situated around 46 km from the capital city. The town comes under the district of Vidisha.  It is more of a village than a town. Sanchi is a religious place with historical and archaeological significance. Sanchi is known for its Stupas, monasteries, temples and pillars dating from the 3rd century BC to the 12th century AD The most famous of these monuments, the Sanchi Stupa 1, was originally built by the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka. The place is related to Buddhism but not directly to the life of Buddha. It is more related to Ashoka than to Buddha. Ashoka built the first Stupa and put up many pillars here. The crown of famous Ashoka pillars, with four lions standing back to back, has been adopted as the national emblem of India.

Although the city is world known for these Buddhist sites, Sanchi does not have great significance or consequence in Buddhist history, though it is now considered as a pilgrimage town due to the monasteries that are present here. Emperor Ashoka came here and married the daughter of a local merchant. Sanchi thus became his center and he carried out the construction of many buildings. The Ashoka Pillar and the Great Sanchi stupa are the most exquisite works of that time. The Stupas were the earliest forms of Buddhist architecture that were the inspiration for many other buildings.

Along with the historical buildings, don't forget to visit the archaeological museum. It showcases the renowned image of four lions that once sat atop the Ashoka Pillar. Although a visit to the town is comfortable throughout the year, the best time is between the months of October and March. Hotel accommodations are available in plenty.

Jataka Tales

Jataka tales as do Aesop's fables teach generosity and self-abnegation based on previous lives of the Buddha as Bodhisattvas. As a Bodhisattva he took births as man, animal or bird. It is believed that the Buddha accumulated virtue by good deeds he did as Bodhisattvas and had attained merit for achieving nirvana in his last birth when he was born as the prince Siddhartha.

·         Six-tusked Elephant Jataka

·         The Great Monkey Jataka

·         The Vessantra Jataka

·         The Sama Jataka 

DHAI SEEDHI MSAJID (MEANING 2 AND 1/2 STAIRS MOSQUE)

Dhai Seedi Ki Masjid ("The mosque of 2 and a half steps"), one of the smallest mosques in Asia Asia/World (not 100% sure), is located right across the road from Taj-ul-Masajid. It is located within the campus of Gandhi Medical College, which is built on top of an old fort. Dhai Seedi Ki Masjid is in one of the watchtowers. Possibly, it is also the oldest Mosque in Bhopal city, initially built as a makeshift mosque during the construction of the fort.

Bhopal is home to the most of the spectrum of culture that is characteristic of India, and has preserved most of its inheritances from its various rulers, most significant among them being the Muslims. The splendid and opulent architecture of those times is reflected in Bhopal’s many mosques.