#Travelogue: Museum inside Red Fort, Delhi

Following are some of the images of old armory on display in the museum inside Red Fort (Lal Quilla) of Delhi. There are some other museums too, apart from this one. Please check my other posts on this series.

 - Rahul Tiwary

#Travelogue: Museum of India's Struggle for Freedom: Inside Red Fort, Delhi

Here are some pictures from the 'Museum of India's Struggle for Freedom' which is one of the museums located inside Red Fort (Lal Quilla), Delhi

Following section of the museum shows the pictures of children and young freedom fighters who did not hesitate in giving up their life for our freedom movement.

The below paintings of the martyrs are made with "blood" being used as "ïnk" - I had never seen something like this before anywhere else:  

The museum fills our hearts with sorrow and pride for our young martyrs.

- Rahul Tiwary

#Travelogue: Lal Quila in Delhi

There is no other structure as magnificent as Lal Quila of Delhi. Even after hundreds of years, the Red Fort has maintained its charms. It is partly also due to the fact that it is situated in national capital of India and is the venue of 15 August Independence Day celebrations.

Currently in Feb 2018, when I visited Red Fort, a massive restoration work was in progress. New buildings were being constructed inside the fort, in exact replica to old buildings which are now virtually non-existent. Almost every structure was being repaird.

If you start from Chandni Chowk towards Lal Quilla, you would come across wonderful Gurudwara Sisganj Sahib:

After going a little more further towards Lal Quilla, you would come across Sri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir (appearing in red here) and Sri Gauri Shankar Mandir (Shiva Temple) - appearing in white in the following pictures:

Gauri Shankar Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva was built by a Maratha General named Appa Gangadhar in 1761. This temple marks the era of Maratha dominance over Delhi and symbolically gives a glimpse of that part of history.

  

Here is Lal Quila / Red Fort:

15 August Ground near Red Fort:

Coming closer to Lal Quilla:

Museum inside Red Fort on China items being used in old times:

Buildings inside Red Fort:

You can notice the massive repair and restoration work is in progress.

Below is the famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan:

The gardens inside Red Fort also have some beautiful flowers:

And here is a weird tree inside Red Fort for which the stem and branches are all covered by roots!

I hope you enjoyed the pictures. This should encourage you to go visit Red Fort if you have never been there and if you have been there, then also a second visit is not a bad idea. In the day time, around 12pm, the queue to get inside the Red Fort becomes very long. I could see especially small children getting troubled in the sun, since it takes around 30-40 minutes in the queue to be able to get inside. So plan a visit earlier in the morning, or else near the end in the late afternoon. When I left the premises at around 4pm, there was virtually no queue any more.

There is a drinking water facility inside the Red Fort, so do not worry too much about buying water from outside. They do not allow you to carry food and other items, which you have to deposit in a cloak room. The entry fee is Rs 35 for entry + museum (of course everyone goes to the museum). Do check out my two subsequent blog posts on the museums.

All pictures (C) Rahul Tiwary