Delhi Karavan presents Karavan to Oldest Dargah, Bazaar, Streets - heritage walk > Meeting at Mehrauli DTC Bus Terminal, Bhool bhulaiya > 3:30pm on 30th November 2013

Time : 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Duration: 3 hours, 3km in a loop

Entry : charges: Rs. 300/Person
To confirm participation or for more details, Contact Asif Khan Dehlvi on 9818278665 OR mail us on Delhikaravan@gmail.com
ESSENTIALS TO WEAR & CARRY:
1- All participants should carry something to cover their heads, so be it dupattas, scarves, handkerchiefs etc for the entry to Dargah.
2- Dress conservatively to respect religious sentiments of the people in the area
2- Do wear a good pair of walking shoes or flip-flops.
3- A bottle of drinking water.

Meeting Place : Mehrauli DTC Bus Terminal, Bhool bhulaiya (Adham Khan’s Tomb), New Delhi
Venue Info : Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Qutub Minar(Yellow Line)'

BEST WAY TO REACH: Reach Qutub Minar metro station, cross MG Road & then take an Autorickshaw (Rs 40) or Park your cars at Qutb Minar complex & take an Autorickshaw (Rs 20). DTC buses also run from all parts of Delhi to Mehrauli Bus Terminal.

Event Description : Delhi Karavan presents "Karavan to Oldest Dargah, Bazaar, Streets"
"The Cities of Delhi" - Heritage Walk Event for the upcoming weekend. Being winters its best times to explore these rambling, yet beautiful ruins, so we request you to please carry these details of Delhi Karavan weekend heritage explorations in your esteemed website/newspapers to inform your readers about the same. 
                     
Many centuries ago, Karavans from across the globe used to reach the holy pond called "Hauz-i-Shamsi". The emperor had built a Ship Building (much before DLF did another Ship Building in Cyber City Gurgaon). They used to call this ancient ship building "Jahaz Mahal". There were Karavan Sarais, Mosques and markets around this place. Only after resting for a while, the karavans used to pass the historic streets of this oldest city of Dhillika, from where Delhi actually started. Passing through the ancient markets of Mehr-i-Wali (Mehrauli) or Mehera-Waali (Mehrauli), the Karawans used to reach the Oldest Sufi Shrine of Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki (ra) and the Oldest Hindu Temple of Maa Yogmaya.
This saturday, Delhi Karavan will take you to a journey through these very historic streets and markets and show you all those places, which are to date as glorious and 5 centuries ago.

Delhi Karavan will take you on a tryst with ancient royalty, a melting-pot of cultures and Sufi mystic masters! Learn why and how Mehrauli, has been able to sustain itself over more than a 1000 years, without any of the numerous empires ever abandoning it. Feel a ‘time-machine’ like experience as you walk through multiple layers of history that coexist peacefully in this jumbled-up mass of narrow streets, bazaars & monuments. Add zing to your step as you pick up raw tobacco for a Hubble-Bubble (Hookah/Sheesha) or buy a new sharpened hunter’s knife from one of the shops in the colorful Mehrauli bazaars. An adventure exploring the oldest parts of Delhi will end with us re-living the teachings of Sufi saint Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki, through the music of traditional devotional songs, Qawwalis, rendered by family of singers who have been singing at this shrine for more than seven centuries now.

Note:Our discussion will be done in Zabaan-e-Dehli (Urdu/Hindi ONLY)

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