Hiran Minar

The structures at Hiran Minar evoke a mixture of complete serenity,

of man-made and nature?s grand design blending into a perfect

harmony. The almost square water ?reservoir/ pond is built from the

traditional Mughal thin brick-lined ramps/slopes acting as watering

paths for the Royal Deer and other animals in the surrounding Royal

Hunting forests [there are still a few scattered remnants of these

forests left by man?s insatiable greed ] consisting of scrubs,

Shisham and Keekar trees. Monsoon rain water is collected into this

water reservoir. The Mughals had perfected the art/science of

collecting rain water about 500 years ago and specialized in

creating gardens that reflected this mastery. Modern man has

recently woken up to this cost-effective technique of preserving

water after a series of costly/ disastrous ecological &

financial blunders in making mega dams all over the world [ In South

Asia ? Tehri in UP, Narmada in South India, Tarbela, Mangla in

Pakistan ? trying to control nature?s most primal energy forces ?

rivers as they flow towards other rivers and finally to the oceans

& seas.

 

Dust covers the winter sun in its orange glow. A few burnt -sienna

coloured egrets stand a patient-detached lonely vigil on the sides

of the pond. They are looking for a small morsel of fish in the

Hiran Minar?s water pond. Pigeons wheel around in circles before

roosting in the Hiran Minar?s [100 foot high Deer-Tower] little

pigeon holes where "Mansraaj" the Royal antelope lies

buried for the last 400 years. The tower cannot be climbed up. The

staircase has been locked by iron gates installed by the local

Pakistan Tourism Development Center [PTDC] offices.

 

Comments/Critics welcome

Nice presentation of this location. I've always like using a framing device, such as a window to emphasize the image. The composition is almost as interesting as your commentary. Thanks for providing some insight into your world.

Much as I don't like to see text on an image, I do like this image alot. Nice capture. Regards Doug

I relly liked the picture and the idea of the framing very much. I just think that the frame is to big and maybe a closer look at the tower could make it more interesting. Good work.