12-11-2018
01:20 PM
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04-19-2022
07:00 PM
by
grazittiApiTest
Hello Local Guides ,
I recently Hosted a meetup on Dec 9th click here and this is a meetup as a host after my previous in Dec last year click here .There were around 30 people Who showed interest but only 6 of us could make it on the Meetup Day .
Mouli was the first to come to the meetup spot , We were at the ticketing counter of historic Qutub Shahi Tombs and were introducing to each other , in between came @AslamMo , Rajith and his wife ,and @DanielTh . It felt great to meet few new Local guides and to meet Aslam and Daniel after long time .
Aslam Was the Guide of the day , as we walked towards the 7 tombs of Qutub Shahi Dynasty dated 400 years ago . He explained about the relation the king had with each of the tombs around and various generations that ruled Hyderabad . The local Guides who attended did have some goodies .
Showed us the Hamam , the royal Mortuary Bath , the Hakim Tombs , the Badi Bouli(Step Well ) .
Explained about how AGA KHAN FOUNDATION is bring back things to life as if it was at time of the kings 400 years back .
There was a site plan provided and we could virtually imagine how this place would look few years from now .
The Architecture was amazing we wondered how people did build those tombs with out any technology and only working on day time .
We spoke anout quality contributions to Google maps , The local guides felt good as we got a chance to listen to Summit attendees @AslamMo and @DanielTh who is also invited to Connect live Delhi .
It was a great day , we felt there must be more and more meetups to boostup our motto of being a local guide .
Check the Photo link : https://photos.app.goo.gl/zj1s1D7Kp5y6ReBn9
12-11-2018 01:52 PM
Fantastic recap. For me it is like mystic!
Thank you 🙏!
12-11-2018 06:48 PM
It was great to explore Quran Shahi tombs with our Local guides Friends @NarenChandra!
We should have these meet-ups regularly.
12-11-2018 06:52 PM
Beautiful photography.thank you for sending
12-12-2018 12:28 AM
Hi @NarenChandra,
Great idea for a meet-up! You got some cool badges, too. 🙂
The tombs look very impressive and so well-preserved! Do you know why most of them have that dome on top? Does it serve a purpose, or it's just a typical architectural element from that time?
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12-12-2018 04:34 AM
A big bravo for this meet-up @NarenChandra. Did you gather lots of Local Guides?
As @DeniGu mentioned, the architecture that those temples have is very specific. Is it connected to a certain time back in history - a dynasty or epoch?
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12-12-2018 04:51 AM
@NarenChandra thanks for sharing us.outstanding recap.
12-12-2018 07:04 AM
Hello @NarenChandra,
Thank you for tagging me! Even though only 6 people got to come, I hope you had a great meetup and I hope you are already planning an amazing follow-up meetup! 🙂
It is also great that there are people who are taking care of renovating and making virtual tours of such monuments, making sure that people will still be able to appreciate them years from now.
12-12-2018 09:55 AM
@DeniGu thanks .
As fast as I know the dome resembles the pass way to heaven . There is a pointed structure on the dome called spear which points the sky way the ethernity
12-12-2018 09:58 AM
@TsekoV initially more local guides showed interest but like I said only 6 could make it on the day .
These tombs have a speciality , they belong to Qutub Shahi dynasty dated back to 1600 .
This is the only place in the world where tombs of all the rulers of a dynasty are present in the same place and not just the king's but tombs of their family and doctors were built in the same 80 Acres area .