Jhansi Railway Station. Note the colorful shirt worn by the guy in the right front. This is in contrast to brick red coloured sweaters worn by most Jhansi residents.
Gandhi leading 'Dandi yatra' : a sculpure at a road junction in Jhansi
A statue of Jhansi Rani Lakshmi Bai at a road junction in Jhansi
The road entrance (built by the British) to the Jhansi fort
There were side entrances to the fort. Later, we will see the steps leading from this door.
Historical info on Jhansi fort.
Site plan of Jhansi fort
Inner wall and the entrance to the palace ground.
The inner, main entrance above which is the 'guest house' built by the British.
The light machine gun used by the British to soften the defense of the fort in 1957.
The bell attached to wires were used as signalling device
A list of 'must see' points inside the fort. First let us go right.
The throne of the King that was converted into a water tank.
The church in the city, outside the fort. Just behind the church is a historical mansion.
When the famous courtesan died, a mausoleum was built for her (black building surrounded by trees - centre of the photo)
A closer look at the dance yard and the mausoleum of the courtesan beyond the fort wall.
Path leading to the dance yard (top left).
A window for Machine Gun (M.G.) Number 11.
There was a Hindu gathering in the city. A few ascetics took time off to visit the fort made famous by the patriotic queen - Lakshmi Bai.
A top view of the hanging place (lower part of photo): the 3 storey deep fall. It is protected by a fence.
The cannon commandeered by the leader of the women wing of the army of the fort.
An youngster is admiring the 'Bhawani Shankar' gun operated by a women.
Shiv Mandir that was visited by Jhansi Rani Lakshmi Bai everyday.
Then I went down to visit Shiv Temple. The room shown in this photo was used as a prison by the British.
The door leading down to the Shiv mandir. Actually, this was the main entrance to the fort (Shahar Darwaza) before British took control of the fort in 1857. Note the door locking contraption.
This secret path (now closed) led to the road to Gwalior.
A bottom-up view of the hanging tower used during the reins of the King Gangadhar Rao. According to the guide, Lakshmi Bai convinced the king to abolish capital punishment.
After the Maratha king Naru Shankar extended the fort, it came to be known as Shankar Garh (Shankar Fort).
Shiv mandir and the inner walls of the fort.
A painting of Hanuman on the walls of the Shiv mandir.
An interesting watch stand. A muslim shrine is on the other side of the moat (left side). A devotee was circumambulating the shrine. Note the green flag on the top of the shrine.
I climbed up and returned to the main entrance to cover the visit points on the left side of the entrance door. A photo of the combined 'samadhi' for the 3 leaders who were martyred in 1857.
steps leading up from a side door (now closed) near the ticket house.
Panch mahal, a 5 storied building that served as the residence of the King and his family.
A flag post on the high point of the fort. Notice the shades on the path.
A turret for placing a rifle.
On the right is the main, inner gate. On top of the gate, a guest house was built by the British. Towards the right of the camera is the place where 3 machine guns were mounted by the British after 1857.
The 3 windows for 3 machine guns placed just above the present main outer gate.
That is the current main gate to the fort. A man is seen walking to the ticket counter on the right.
A church, a Gurdwara and a Hindu mansion.
A view from the gallery of the 'guest house'.
A contraption for ventilation.
Flags atop the Ganesh mandir.
A tourist group is winding its way up.
Children looking at the 'kadak Bijli' (strong shock) gun placed just inside the outer, main entrance.
A group of youngsters are admiring the gun. A group of villagers are walking up the road to the fort, just inside the main, outer entrance.
A close up view of the 'kadak bijali' gun loaded with a projectile.
One last photo of the fort on my return to the city for onward journey to Orchha.
The city streets were decorated on the eve of the conference of 'sants' (holy men).
The 'Bhakti Vedant Yog Sant Sammelan' was going on the grounds just below the fort.
A temporarily erected 'gateway' at the beginning of the road from the Elite Chauraha to the ('Bhakti Yog Vedant Sant Sammelan') conference venue. Note a mosque at the centre of the photo.
The vehicular, human and animal traffic moved on.
It was nearly 1:30PM and I was hungry. I went to a vegetarian restaurant near Elite chauraha (square). The Lions club Jhansi was having a meeting; one of the resolutions adopted was to have several eye check up camps for the suburban as well as rural populace.
