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| FATEHPUR
SIKARI SIGHT SEEING |
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| Diwan-I-Aam |
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one enters Sikri from the Agra Gate, one of the
nine gateways on the way to the palace complex,
Diwani-I-Aam, or the hall of public audience appears
first. It is a huge rectangular walled-in courtyard
where petitions were heard, proclamations made,
embassies received and entertainment programs
held. The royal balcony, set within a frame of
jail screens, appears on the western front. In
front of the royal seat, a stone hook is still
found embedded in the ground. As per tradition,
Akbar's pet elephant Hiran was tied to this hook
to crush to death under its feet the head of the
guilty. If it refused to obey thrice, the victim
was freed.
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| Diwan-I-Khas |
 The
royal enclosure lies behind the Diwan-I-Aam. At
the northern corner stands a small but grand single-storey
structure of Diwan-I-Khas with the most magnificently
sculptured and most photographed stone column
at the center of the hall. It bursts forth into
a set of 36 closely set vaulted and pendulous
brackets supporting a circular platform from which
radiate four passages. Is it really the famous
Ibadat-Khana where Akbar initiated religious discourses
amongst diverse religious groups-Hindu, Muslim,
Jain, and Jesuit etc
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| Panch
Mahal |
 Panch
Mahal, a five storeyed pavilion, stands on the
western line of the courtyard. This is the badgir,
the Persian wind tower for ladies of the harem.
The jail screens between the 176 differently carved
pillars have disappeared. Once these screens provided
purdah (cover) to queens and princess on the top
terraces enjoying the cool breezes and watching
splendid views of Sikri fortifications and the
town nestling at the foot of the ridge. In the
courtyard Akbar played pachisi (checker board)
with dancing girls as live pieces |
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