SHAHLIMAR GARDEN GROTTOES

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

There are also some buildings in the gardens, resembling romantic grottos (HERVEY 1853, 1: 404). ETYMOLOGY: Unidentified historians are said to have recorded the name of the upper terrace as -Farah Baksh- (Bestower of Pleasure) and the middle and lower terraces together as -Faiz Baksh- (Bestower of Plenty). But when exactly these gardens came to be known as Shalamar Gardens is not known. The name -Shalamar- has been variously interpreted most popularly of all as Abode of Bliss or Light of the Moon (note 1).SITUATION 2012: The Shalimar Gardens are located near Baghbanpura along the Grand Trunk Road some 5 km northeast of the main Lahore city (en.wiki.org accessed 2012.04.06). SITUATION 1850: From the Anarkullee Cantonment (note 2) at Lahore (note 3), these Shalimâr gardens (HERVEY 1853) or Shalamar Gardens (note 4) lie at an estimated travelling distance of about five miles (8 km): These gardens [note 5] are rather pretty and delightfully shaded by fruit-trees -- orange, mangoe, &c. Thre are good many reservoirs and tanks full of fountains like those in the Shalimâr gardens in Kashmir. These, however, were very silent, and did not play in honour of our advent, as they decidedly ought to have done (HERVEY 1853, 1: 404). APPROACH 1850: Upon approaching from Umritsir or Amritsar (note 6) on … The first march is to Bhoperâhee, about ten miles; the road broad and well marked. The next stage is Kunchunee-ka-Pool, about the same distance. The last stage into Lahore is about fifteen miles of excellent road. About five miles from this, we passed the Shalimâr gardens to the right (HERVEY 1853, 1: 403-404). CAVE DESCRIPTION: Apart from some buildings in the gardens, resembling romantic grottos (HERVEY 1853, 1: 404) I was only taught about a relatively small and simple building, with an underground cellar, built by Ranjit Singh (1799-1839 A.D.) which stands inside the Shalimar Bagh (Lahore) relatively close to the -Aiwan- [note 7], on its south-east, is a . It was here that th famous traveller Moor Craft [note 8] stayed during his visit to the Sikh ruler's court in May 1820 A.D. (Sattar Sikander, undated DPC0715.pdf accessed 2012.04.06).re are good many reservoirs and tanks full of fountains like those in the Shalimâr gardens in Kashmir. These, however, were very silent, and did not play in honour of our advent, as they decidedly ought to have done (HERVEY 1853, 1: 404). APPROACH 1850: Upon approaching from Umritsir or Amritsar (note 6) on … The first march is to Bhoperâhee, about ten miles; the road broad and well marked. The next stage is Kunchunee-ka-Pool, about the same distance. The last stage into Lahore is about fifteen miles of excellent road. About five miles from this, we passed the Shalimâr gardens to the right (HERVEY 1853, 1: 403-404). CAVE DESCRIPTION: Apart from some buildings in the gardens, resembling romantic grottos (HERVEY 1853, 1: 404) I was only taught about a relatively small and simple building, with an underground cellar, built by Ranjit Singh (1799-1839 A.D.) which stands inside the Shalimar Bagh (Lahore) relatively close to the -Aiwan- [note 7], on its south-east, is a . It was here that thre are good many reservoirs and tanks full of fountains like those in the Shalimâr gardens in Kashmir. These, however, were very silent, and did not play in honour of our advent, as they decidedly ought to have done (HERVEY 1853, 1: 404). APPROACH 1850: Upon approaching from Umritsir or Amritsar (note 6) on … The first march is to Bhoperâhee, about ten miles; the road broad and well marked. The next stage is Kunchunee-ka-Pool, about the same distance. The last stage into Lahore is about fifteen miles of excellent road. About five miles from this, we passed the Shalimâr gardens to the right (HERVEY 1853, 1: 403-404). CAVE DESCRIPTION: Apart from some buildings in the gardens, resembling romantic grottos (HERVEY 1853, 1: 404) I was only taught about a relatively small and simple building, with an underground cellar, built by Ranjit Singh (1799-1839 A.D.) which stands inside the Shalimar Bagh (Lahore) relatively close to the -Aiwan- [note 7], on its south-east, is a . It was here that th famous traveller Moor Craft [note 8] stayed during his visit to the Sikh ruler's court in May 1820 A.D. (Sattar Sikander, undated DPC0715.pdf accessed 2012.04.06).