Inside Ashrafi Mahal, Mandu
Near the tower of victory inside Ashrafi Mahal, you can find
ruins with beautiful stone carvings. Ashrafi mahal was originally
built as a Madrassa and dates back to the time the Khilji Dynasty took over
administration in the fortress city of Mandu. The Ashrafi Mahal must have had wide spacious balconies, but
now there are no traces of that. The
outer walls have crumbled and the structure is sky clad. You can witness a
beautiful sunset if you come here just before closing time. The flight of stairs
takes you through the complex and it has been built so that one can have a
direct view of the Jama Masjid across the road. This monument, along with the
Jama Masjid and Roopmati’s pavilion are close to the heart of the town with its
market and small restaurants and sweetmeat shops. I can only imagine the
splendour of this square in the old days, especially on a full moon day. Mandu
has a mysteriousness I am yet to find in any other place.
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