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Monday, December 3, 2012

My Morbi 2 # The Mahabharata Connection

My Morbi 2 (The Mahabharata)



These are the signs in Morbi near Rafaleshwar GIDC. We can truly understand the sheer neglect of govt which has built up GIDC in spite of the historical importance of the place.
One sign on this site is the wheel marks of Arjun’s chariot. At present it has been enclosed by a wall to prevent eroding by the rains and industrial content of the land. It’s a kind of metamorphic rock on which we can see clear wheel marks. Of course it needs further excavation and research. But there is a thing like pride in preserving this piece of history. 
















Second piece on this site is the footmarks of the powerful Bhima, the Herculeus in Mahabharata. It’s also in utter state of depletion and people have erected a cement platform of it. Just to make sure that it’s preserved, but that’s not the right way of preserving things. People must be able to see it. Lets hope that govt lends an ear to it and preserves it and makes it a pride in the pages of our history. How can we consider ourselves to be civilized by losing the pieces of our history?
 


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