Showing posts with label Surguja State. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Surguja State. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Architecture with endemic flavour: Ambikapur palace

The newly built Railway Station building 
of our town 'Ambikapur' (India) 
has taken it's architectural inspiration from an age-old 'Raghunath Palace' building of 
this princely state 
known as 'Surguja' 
of then British colonial era, 
which is cool as if taking you on a tour of 
past forgotten periods of history ..
The platform of Ambikapur (India) Railway Station in an early morning glow
This railway station became operational on 3rd June 2006
Front view of Ambikapur Railway Station
Side view of the Railway Station building
Old kingly palace of  'Ambikapur' State (popularly known as 'Surguja' State)
Side view of the 'Ambikapur' palace popularly called as 'Raghunath Palace'
Visitors to the Ambikapur palace through the main entrance

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Princely India

Surguja 
was amongst main states during the rule of the British Empire in India.
 (Surguja District (सरगुजा) is a district in the northern part of the state of Chhattisgarh in India. The district headquarter is Ambikapur.
The district borders on the states of Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand, and overlaps the southeastern part of the Vindhyachal-Baghelkhand region of peninsular India.
a princely state)
remembers it's glorious past
(https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.193895373973536.53866.192610050768735&type=3)
an old revenue stamp of then Surguja state
present heir of Surguja State Mr.T.S.Singhdeo
through the festivals being observed by the land and the people
in a free democratic India ..
picture: dated 24th October 2012.
picture: dated 24th October 2012.
picture: dated 24th October 2012.
 picture: dated 24th October 2012.
picture: dated 24th October 2012.
 picture: dated 24th October 2012.
 picture: dated 24th October 2012.
 picture: dated 24th October 2012.
Gates are open of the age-old palace where former king meets with the public. For general public it's an occasion to mix the old glories with the present, sort of recreation and festivity.
picture: dated 24th October 2012.
We live
with an honor for the past,
contentment in the present,
and hope for the future !!
With our festival 
and
 festivities !!