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The lost art of Old Delhi - #Kabootarbazi
Retracing Delhi’s 800 years old tradition of pigeon keeping. Old Delhi is older than myths and mythologies and here is a glimpse of it.
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Retracing Delhi’s 800 years old tradition of pigeon keeping. Old Delhi is older than myths and mythologies and here is a glimpse of it.
read on - (1/6)
#UnknownIndia #IncredibleIndia
#Art #Delhi #OldDelhi #History
@tourism_delhi
Pigeon keeping has a long and rich history in India. It is said that Shahjahan transported the tradition when he shifted his capital from Agra to Delhi and built Shahjahanabad, the original name of Old Delhi. (2/6)
Kabootar-Baazi was first mentioned by William Dalrymple in his book on Delhi, he talks about the skill of men controlling flocks of pigeons – making them fly up and land back with just a few verbal commands. (3/6)
