Situated approx. 100 km. from Indore,
Mandu is a small ancient city in
the state of Madhya Pradesh. Mandu rose to its peak of glory under patronage of then king Baz
Bahadur. This was the time when love story of Baz Bahadur and his queen Rani
Roopmati had painted the Mandu in colours of love during 16th century.
Till date their love story is the flavour of all folk tales and song-dance
theme in this Malwa region. Baz Bahadur (commonly known as Brave Hawk) was a
warrior par excellence who fall in love with Roopmati, a shepherd with a
symphonic voice.
Testimony to their fairy tale saga: To respect the desire of Roopmati to worship river Narmada every morning, Baz Bahadur constructed a Pavilion (Roopmati Mandap) cum military observatory fort to enable Roopmati get a sight of and worship river Narmada daily from terrace of pavilion.
Testimony to their fairy tale saga: To respect the desire of Roopmati to worship river Narmada every morning, Baz Bahadur constructed a Pavilion (Roopmati Mandap) cum military observatory fort to enable Roopmati get a sight of and worship river Narmada daily from terrace of pavilion.
