Written by Divya A |New Delhi |Updated: August 29, 2019 12:15:46 am
Around town: Monsoon Ragas
Reviving this Mughal-era tradition of visiting Mehrauli during the monsoon season, the Delhi government’s tourism department has organised a three-day cultural festival at the palace, beginning on Friday.
Zafar Mahal, in South Delhi’s Mehrauli, is considered the last monumental structure built as a summer palace during the fading years of the Mughal era. The palace has a forlorn history because Bahadur Shah Zafar, who wished to be buried in the precincts of the space, was deported by the British to Rangoon, where he died of old age. But as long as he remained in India, the last Mughal would visit this palace for hunting during the monsoon season, and enjoy its lush green beauty and mango orchards.
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