Rebirth of India: Superior

There are three of the most famous "Blue Cities" in the world. They are completely different from the beautiful Greek island of Santorini and the leisurely blue and white town. Jodhapur in India is a gorgeous city in the desert. , when you climb up the greatest building in Jodhpur - the Mehrangarh Fort and look out at the whole city, the gorgeous blue color will surely shock you for a long time!

At least Shakru and Amisha felt very shocked now. After the wedding, the two young people who were almost tortured crazy by the complicated wedding ceremony hurriedly started their honeymoon trip, and the first stop was in the desert. The blue city of Jodhapur in the heart!

Many cities in India have a very interesting nickname, some of which are named after colors, such as the blue city of Jodhapur where Shakru is now located, the pink city of Jaipur, and the golden city of Jansmer, and some are named after the characteristics of the city. For example, the card known as the Sex Temple mentioned earlier Panglaho is known as the city of sex, Bikaner famous for the rat temple is known as the rat city, Agra famous for the Taj Mahal is known as the city of love, and Varanasi famous for bathing in the holy river Known as the bathing city, there are also the poor city of Jhansi, the fasting city of Pushkar, the joyful city of Goa, the cinema city of Mumbai, etc.

Although they are both cities named after colors, the blue city of Jodhapur and the pink city of Jaipur are different. The reason why Jaipur becomes the pink city is mandatory. In 1727, the then Prince of Jaipur, Jai Singh (the word "Jai" in the name of the city of Jaipur comes from his name), in order to pay tribute to the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan , a pink palace was built with red sandstone materials according to the style of the Red Fort in Old Delhi. His descendants did not forget his legacy and continued to expand and renovate the palace. Slowly, the palace became a pink architectural museum. It was not until 1876, with that final event, that the Pink City finally deserved its name. That year, the world had long since changed its imperial flag, and the British Empire had become the master. Also wanting to please his master, the Maharaja of Jaipur, in order to welcome His Royal Highness the Prince of England, issued a mandatory decree that all houses in the city must be painted pink!

Because it was compulsory, no one continued painting without a compulsory order. Under the wind and rain for more than a hundred years, the wall coverings in many places in Jaipur have faded and fallen off, and only large patches of color remain.

The blue city of Jodhapur is different. Not only has the large-scale painting organized by the local government lasted for hundreds of years, but you can even often see local people taking blue mops and smearing on the walls and painting the houses blue. color.

And unlike the Blue City (Santorini) in Greece, although the main color of Jodapur is blue, the color scheme is red, yellow, green, gray, and there are all kinds of colors. Unlike Santorini, Except for blue, it is white, clean and pure, connected to the sea and the sky.

In response to this, Shaklu asked jokingly: "Amisha, compared with the Blue City in Greece. Does it mean that the aesthetic level of the citizens here has been high enough to recognize that simple colors are more in line with people's subconscious pursuit of beauty than complex colors, and regard them as This consciousness is sublimated into social norms and everyone abides by them. "Although he said this in his mouth, he didn't think so in his heart. Talking about aesthetics in this kind of place where people and cattle share excrement is just like in the mountains and local areas of China. Peasants discuss the latest Parisian fashions, which is an insult to both parties.

"Don't talk nonsense. There are two official opinions on this. One is that blue has the effect of repelling mosquitoes..."

Hearing this, Shakru couldn't help but complain. Oh my god, this is the first time I've heard Indians use scientific principles to explain real life since I traveled back in time. Although the source of the theory is not a scientist's laboratory report. , but simple empiricism, but this is shocking enough. However, after thinking about it carefully, Shaklu couldn't help but interrupt Amisha and said: "This statement seems unreliable. If this kind of blue paint is really effective in repelling mosquitoes, then other cities would have I just followed the trend, but the fact is that this situation only exists in one city, Jodhapur.”

Amisha hit him and said: "You interrupted me before I finished speaking. Isn't there a second theory? It is said that this is the territory of Brahma, and all the residents of Blue City are his followers. The palace of the Creator God is blue. No matter whether the locals paint the house dark or light blue, the subtext is that Brahma is with me."

Shakru nodded and said: "Well, this is relatively close to Indian people's sentiments. In this country where theology is far more advanced than science, if you think about everything more spiritually, you may be right."

While joking, the two continued to visit Meilanjia Castle. The entire castle is the military commanding heights of the city, sitting on the top of a hill in the center of the city. Other buildings in the city are built around the mountain, and residential houses are scattered throughout the mountainside and valleys. This kind of urban layout is similar to that of Athens, Greece. Looking up from any angle in the city, you can clearly see the towering castle (Acropolis).

According to locals, before the castle was built, the top of the mountain was originally the palace of the bird god. The driven bird god angrily uttered the most vicious curses. Let this desert city be short of water forever! Let the plague run rampant in this sin city! Sure enough, the ensuing drought and plague almost turned the city full of flowers into the ancient Loulan of India. Just when the city was in danger, an ascetic saint was willing to bury himself alive under the city, hoping to complete the salvation of the city by committing suicide. The bird god was moved by his self-sacrifice and finally withdrew the spell. Immediately, the people praying for rain saw a long-lost dark cloud floating in the distant sky.

On the mountain road leading to the Flower Castle, I saw the stone tablet carved to commemorate the saint's merits. Above the inscription is a sacred bird with a canopy on its head. The content of the inscription records that mythical history in detail.

There is still about 200 meters of mountain road from the inscription to the castle gate. A 90-degree turn suddenly appears near the city gate. The castle builders were ingenious and designed it to prevent charging elephants from breaking through the city gates due to their inertia during war. In order to further strengthen the defense, hundreds of 1-foot-long iron nails were arranged vertically and horizontally on the outside of the city gate. The strong metallic luster still makes people feel cold even now. Although their function has long been transformed from military to decorative, in the era of frequent wars between vassal kings, countless soldiers who attacked the city were stabbed through their bodies and died miserably under the city gate. Will they die with their eyes open? Only one step away, the fort that represents the most outstanding architectural achievement of ancient India will appear in front of you.

ps: Sorry, I was really tired during my honeymoon trip. I lost nearly ten pounds. I really don’t have time to update. I’m really sorry for everyone!

It finally came back yesterday, and updates will officially resume today. Don’t worry, updates will not be interrupted again!

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