Today is that kind of day . Its Rajasthan all the way . And its due to the handloom fabric post below . Digvijay Singh shared the love story of Moomal and Mahendra which I hadnt heard before . It is popular in Jaisalmer as Moomal was a Jaisalmeri Rajput beauty and Rana Mahendra Sodha the ruler of Amar Kot (now Umerkot) in Sindh. How a combination of play and jealousy leads to a tragedy . Jaisalmer is the last stop before the desert begins . Then across the desert lies Sindhi towns of Umerkot and Hyderabad . Traders had camels stationed in hundreds . Umerkot was the capital of Greater Sindh Province, including some parts of present Rajasthan state of India. It also became prominent during the time of the Mughals and during the British Raj. The Mughal king Akbar was born in Umerkot when his father Humayun fled from military defeat at the hands of Sher Shah Suri. Rana Prasad, a Hindu Sodha Rajput ruler of Amarkot, gave refuge to Humayun . Mumal Rathore was a gorgeous princess and living in a glamorous palace (it was previously named as Kak Mahal) in jaisalmer, india. The story begins with the description of the charms, clothes and perfume adorning Mumal or Momal and her seven sisters and an attendant as they weave a web of magic in the Kak palace to attract rich suitors for the hand of Mumal, deprive them of their wealth and also finish them off in a maze of labyrinths, fake ponds and other illusions of the palace. The reputation of this palace, and of Mumal’s dazzling beauty soon became legend. Rana Mahendra Sodha the ruler of Amar Kot in Sindh, and he was attracted to the magical Kak. He was an extremely intelligent and courageous man which led him to succeed in reaching the palace, unharmed. Mumal was so impressed that she accepted her as her consort. One day, Rano reached Kak Mahal unusually late due to some business that he had to attend to. Mumal got so frustrated that she planned to play a trick on him. She dressed her sister Sumal in a man’s attire and made her sleep by her side. When Rano arrived, he mistook Sumal as a Mumal’s paramour. Out of disgust he left his riding cane besides Mumal’s bed and returned to Umer Kot. Mumal pleaded Rano to forgive her but Rano ignored her requests. Out of desperation, she set a fire and jumped in it. When Rano came to know of this, he rushed to the place where he saw that Mumal was already in flames, he joined her to be consumed by the fire along with Mumal . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momal_Rano
Posted on: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 08:39:40 +0000
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