Domakonda Fort / దోమకొండ గడి

400 year old heritage site in Telangana, rich in Deccan and Kakatiyan styled architecture and which came back into the  limelight in the recent past in connection with a Celebrity Wedding...

Bahamani Sultanate - Series..

Walking into the Bidar Sultanate through the Archways, which contain one of the most interesting antique building technologies. 
As understood, the blocks arranged in the arch shape with temporary supports beneath and provided with bonding materials in between like mud or mortar, get interlocked when the temperory supports are removed. 
Load falling on the arch from the top is equally distributed on and shared by the the horizontal supporting structures on either sides.
Built in the Persian, Turkish and Deccan architectures out of laterite stone - available and excavated from the surroundings and bonded by Mortar.

Enjoy the architectural wonders in this virtual visual tour..

Bahamani Sultanate - Series..

Walking into the Bidar Sultanate through the Archways, which contain one of the most interesting antique building technologies. 
As understood, the blocks arranged in the arch shape with temporary supports beneath and provided with bonding materials in between like mud or mortar, get interlocked when the temperory supports are removed. 
Load falling on the arch from the top is equally distributed on and shared by the the horizontal supporting structures on either sides.
Built in the Persian, Turkish and Deccan architectures out of laterite stone - available and excavated from the surroundings and bonded by Mortar.

Enjoy the architectural wonders in this virtual visual tour..

Bahamani Sultanate - Series..

The Mandu Darwaza - The main gate welcoming into the Bahamani Sultanate / Bidar Fort.

Built in the Persian, Turkish and Deccan architectures out of laterite stone - available and excavated from the surroundings and bonded by Mortar.

Enjoy the architectural wonders in this virtual visual tour..

Techniques for Water.... Water for Life...

What you see is a lift-irrigation point, which used to be the main water resource for the Royal township.. The tall structure houses a huge pulley on the top, through which water from the well (found on the right side bottom of the structure) is lifted up in wooden barrels and brass vessels being towed up by elephants on the left-side of the structure..

From the Ruins of The Bidar Fort, built and once ruled as a branch of Kakatiya Kingdom, later taken over by Mughals of Aurangabad, local Bahmanis (for the majority period), AsafJah's of Gulbarga and finally by the Wadiyars of Mysore.

Rich architectural beauty built in the 12-13 centuries, full of Persian Architecture with wise underground water management system (Karez), huge beam-less structures and intelligently designed / planned security practices.

Thanks to the superior stone-mortar combination for being able to keep alive the antiquity for centuries, in-spite of the invasions by the yesteryear ambitious emperors and current day wall  scribblers.

A Must-Visit for the Heritage and archaeology lovers.

Bahamani Tombs...!!

Ruins of Bahamani Tombs @ Bidar.
Built around 6 centuries ago, standing stiff and strong depicting the Heritage, in-spite of the natural calamities, . Said to be partially damaged / collapsed by a heavy Lightening hit on the dome..

From the Bahmani Sultanate...!

Ruins of The Bidar Fort, built and once ruled as a branch of Kakatiya Kingdom, later taken over by Mughals of Aurangabad, local Bahmanis (for the majority period), AsafJah's of Gulbarga and finally by the Wadiyars of Mysore.
Rich architectural beauty built in the 12-13 centuries, full of Persian Architecture with wise underground water management system (Karez), huge beamless structures and intelligently designed / planned security practices.
Thanks to the superior stone-mortar combination for being able to keep alive the antiquity for centuries, in-spite of the invasions by the yesteryear ambitious emperors and current day wall  scribblers.
A Must-Visit for the Heritage and archaeology lovers.