I recently went to Narnaul to attend a family
wedding. The plan was simple – to attend
the wedding. But the travel bug in me made me google Narnaul to know if there
is some place that I can explore. And Voila there are few places.
Let me first tell you where is Narnaul. It is in
Haryana and is a three hour drive from Delhi Airport.
I was there for four days (including travel from
Mumbai to Narnaul). We took a morning flight from Mumbai to Delhi on Saturday, were in Delhi in two
hours and then headed to Narnaul. By Lunch time we were at the wedding house.
We planned to go explore the place on Saturday evening but were not able to
(have to meet all the relatives first).
I decided to go out early morning the next day
with our cousins. Got up at 6:00 am and went out to enjoy Narnaul. The weather
was beautiful. It was a little chilly so I took a shawl for myself. For us
Mumbaikars where there is no season called winters, this was totally bliss.
We headed to Jal Mahal. It is the most famous
tourist attraction here. As the same suggests, the Mahal should be surrounded
by water on all four sides.
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| Jal Mahal |
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| Know more about Jal Mahal |
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| At Jal Mahal |
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| Jal Mahal |
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| Beautiful architecture at Jal Mahal |
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| Close view of Jal Mahal |
But there was no water there. My cousin told me that the water tank is now used
to burn Ravan on Dusherra.
The municipal corporation of Narnaul has made a
beautiful park in front of Jal Mahal where you will find kids playing cricket, men
taking a walk and oldies chit chatting.
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| Man doing Yoga at the entrance of Jal Mahal |
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| Sunrise from Jal Mahal |
We saw a man doing his morning Yoga just at the
entrance of the Palace.
Up next we went to a gigantic statue of Hanuman
Ji. This place is on the outskirts of the city and you have to climb few steps
to reach this place. When you reach up you will be treated with the sight of
many peacocks and peahens.
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| The Giant Hanuman Ji |
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| Pea Hen |
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| Hanuman Ji from a distance |
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| Can you see the Langoor? |
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| One more... |
Next in line was Chor Gumbad. This is located in
the heart of the city and the government has again made a park in the premises.
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| Chor Gumad |
This place became a hideout for thieves of the
region, thereby earning the name Chor Gumbad.
There are two tombs in Narnaul – Tomb of Pir
Turkman and Tomb of Ibrahim Khan but we were not able to see them.
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| Chor Gumbad |
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| Park at Chor Gumbad |
With this trip I realized that every city, every
town has something to offer, has something to see, something to explore. And
every town has a story to tell. Enjoy the story!!!
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