I visited the Lodhi Garden in Delhi one more time last Sunday because on the previous visits I missed out on the Sikandar Lodhi tomb. This is because the tomb is located in a faraway corner secluded from the main structures like the Bada Gumbad dome and Sheesh Gumbad Crystal dome.
This tomb was especially important to visit because Sikandar Lodhi is a unique person whose father Behlol Lodhi founded the Lodhi dynasty and his son Ibrahim Lodhi ended it. The Mughals took over Delhi after defeating the mighty Lodhis army in the first battle of Panipat. This was possible because they introduced gun powder to India for the first time while the Lodhi who had a 5x stronger army still relied upon horses and war elephants.
Another feature of the Mughals was that they used guerilla warfare against the Lodhis who preferred battle in an open field. Subsequently, the Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji gave the Mughals a taste of their own medicine by adopting the same guerilla warfare and routed out the Mughals from the Deccan part of India. As a result, the rule of the mighty Mughals remained confined only to the northern parts of India.
The name Sikander is a corrupt form of Eskander who is widely known by his more corrupt name of Alexander that was derived due to the habit of prefixing an Al- by the Arabs. Thus Eskander became Al-Eskander or Alexander. The English further corrupted Alexander to a much simpler Alex.
The Arabs didn’t stop at corrupting names with just Alex. Bharat was the ancient name of India and the Indians proudly described it as the land of the seven rivers called SaptaSindhu. The seven rivers are Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Godavari, Narmada, Kaveri, and Sindhu. The Arab invaders reduced the word SaptaSindu to simply Sindhu and further corrupted the name Sindhu to Indu since they were bad at pronouncing an S due to the inherent limitations of the Arabic language.
Thus the incorrect name Indu became popular and was further corrupted by Europeans to India. In turn, the river Sindhu is called the river Indus whereas the province of Sindh that derives its name from the river Sindhu is mentioned in the national anthem of India but actually lies in Pakistan today.
Sikander Lodi’s tomb is set in a smaller garden within the vast Lodhi Garden and is surrounded by an elaborate enclosure, about 76 meters square, with walls 3.5 meters high. The two Chhatri pavilions on a square platform in front have remains of blue tiles.
Locals call the enclosure a fortress and inside the fortress, the middle part of the wall on the west wall is constructed to be used as a wall mosque, with the Qibla or direction of prayer indicated through arches and a paved area in front.
Whereas in Hinduism prayers are offered only within the temple premises in front of an idol, Muslims can offer prayer anywhere including in the open as well. So it is not surprising to see roads being blocked in broad daylight by worshippers who offer prayers right in the middle of a busy road in Old Delhi.
In the center of the fortress is the octagonal tomb structure. Its interior is decorated with extensive and fairly well-preserved tile work, and a painted and incised plaster ceiling.
Get some headphones to watch this video with sound that gives you an idea of how calm and serene this place is with the birds chirping in the background and a peaceful experience.
Have you visited a historical monument that had a peaceful and calm surrounding? I’d be interested in knowing your experiences.
Until then… Happy guiding 
Accessibility Features
Accessibility for the differently-abled has been taken care of right from the parking but they end at the entrance being on a raised platform and no ramps are provided.
Here’s a quick snapshot:
Ramp Access.
A wheelchair-accessible Entrance.
A wheelchair-accessible Parking.
A wheelchair-accessible Restroom/Toilet.
More details are in this recap of the accessibility check of Public Parks in Delhi.
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