Unknown Monument at Hisar

The city of Hisar or if one wants to be more historically precise then ‘Hisar-e-Firoza’ was founded by Tuglaq dynasty ruler Firoz Shah Tuglaq in 14th century. The Emperor had built a fort here and also brought a canal to this area.

Several historically important monuments are here including Guzri Mahal of 14th century, Jehaj-kothi (or George-Kothi i.e. Residence of George Thomas) of late 18th century, Cattle Farm of early 19th century, St.Thomas Church of mid 19th century and several temples from 19th century.

There are also a few monuments which are quite old but because of the absence of any evidence, it is not possible to accurately associate a particular time with them. One such monument is situated very near to Mahaveer Stadium and CCS Haryana Agriculture University. This unknown monument is a tomb but of whom,that we are not sure of.

Unknown Monument at Hisar

Although there is a sign board that says that this monument is under the protection of Archaeological Department but the condition of this warning board itself is an indicator of the situation of the PROTECTED MONUMENT. Instead the department should have erected a detailed descriptive board so that we all can know something about the monument also.

Another view of the monument

Floor is full of bat droppings and garbage, Roof may collapse any time soon, Stairs are half broken and after seeing the condition of the roof it appears  that perhaps the department has started supporting the concept of terrace gardening.One has to fight with thorny bushes to make way for reaching the top of this monument for a closer look.

I am thankful of my friend Luxmi for accompanying me there.

About Hisar :- Hisar is situated at a distance of 150 Km from Delhi on National Highway No. 10.

About Monument :- This monument is situated behind Mahaveer Stadium and is very close to CCS Haryana Agriculture University.

Co-ordinates of the monument:- 29°08’52.00”N 75°42’59.54”E

Baradari at Tosham (Bhiwani)

Sometimes, when you come across a monument which is so strategically built and which has been one of the most visible landmarks of a city for  more than  5-6 centuries, you go there and decide to have a  closer look   and then you  see  the  results of  negligence of the  responsible  departments  plus  the  modern art , it clears Whatever  little  doubts you have in your mind about how much importance we give to our history and to our local  monuments. I am  going  to  post  pictures  of one  such  monument  today  which  i  visited  last month (July).

This unknown monument is standing on top of a very small hill in the town of Tosham of Bhiwani district. It is situated very near to Government ITI Building and Police Station. Local people call this monument  'Baradari'.

Baradari at Tosham

(Statue in front of it belongs to former Haryana minister Mr. Surender Singh)

                                                          

There are no visible steps leading to the monument so one has to do a bit of rock climbing. This monument is situated at one end of the City (towards Hansi) and is clearly visible from Tosham hill. It has four extended rooms connected to a central dome. Each of these four rooms have 3 doors on outside while the fourth one leads to the dome. So there are 12 doors in total for entering and it may be the reason behind it's name 'Baradari' which means Twelve passages. Central dome is provided with air passage shafts in corners which opens at the roof.

There is no concrete information through which a timeline can be added to this monument. Some associate this to Islamic era (esp to Tughlaq dynasty) on the basis of its architecture while other believes that it belongs to the Rajput period and was modified by later dynasties.

Closer look at Baradari

Closer look at the gates

Central dome

(Air passage shaft is at the bottom of the pic)

About Tosham :- Tosham  is one of the oldest town of district Bhiwani. It is situated at the base of a large hill which is famous for its temple dedicated to Mungipa Baba. It is situated at a distance of 25 Km from Bhiwani, at 28 Km from Hansi (on State Highway 12) and at 40 Km from Hisar.

About Monument :- This monument is located very close to the Govt ITI Building and Police station.

Co-ordinates of the monument :- 28°52’47.71” N  and 75°54’ 52.86” E