Getting Deeper Into Real India | Ruined City of Mandu
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- Part 3 of my fascinating day of exploring in Mandu, a little known village in Madhya Pradesh that's surrounded by Muslim and Hindu ruins of an ancient city. You can watch Part 1 here: • Incredible Places of I...
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Thanks a lot for watching and safe journeys!
Thank you for your videos. They are so appreciated. I have seen so many parts of the world because you have taken the time to show it. I love your video style. Your current series of India is amazing. Thank you so much!
Thanks a lot, super appreciated! 👍✌️
your love for India is heartwarming. hope you have a long healthy life and keep coming back to India to explore as much you can 🙏
brother did you noticed mp is much cleaner then other states mama had done great work
I like how you interact with locals. Never rude or condescending.
I sit here on a cold December evening in England brrr even though I love the changing of the seasons .. I really appreciate being remotely able to follow you to places I know realistically I’ll never reach .. thank you isn’t enough to say for some much extraordinary content ❤
Me too
I'm in California so every morning when I wake up there's usually a fresh new video and I put it on right away to see what you're up to and preview it and then I look forward to it all day being able to watch it intensely in the evening and sometimes rewatch! Your 10 years of travel videos are the best Christmas presents ever! 🇮🇳🎁🎥
This series on Mandu is an outstanding one. On my bucket list ❤
I’m constantly impressed with how much there is to see in India.
This is Brilliant work. So much variety of scenes in one video. Relaxing Classical Indian village setting, temples, mosques, buzzing flea market, amazing views of canyon. Great stuff.
The temple underground was amazing and so beautiful. The music kicked in at the perfect time, a great place for a prayer.
Keep them coming Gabe! This is why I follow you, more rural India, those tourist places are already filmed hundreds of times and are on TH-cam, but of Mandu are just a few older videos!
This city is a gem 💎 with so many interesting temples, the landscaping, the views 😍 and the funny monkey 🐒 part 👏 just a lovely place deserving to be seen.
No gimmicks, no click bait just fabulous travels across india, its clear you love the country, learning so much from your travels, a spectacular country with very friendly people, amazing history and architecture....Apparently next place is famous for its stunningly beautiful sarees....the markets will be ablaze with colour...Happy travels
I'd love to see you just stay in India, the country is so colorful, so diverse, and has the worlds second largest population (and is very close to overtaking China) just make your home base there Gabe, I enjoy videos from there more than any other country, you've certainly opened my eyes to all it has to offer.
India is now the #1 most populous country, it passed China earlier this year. Glad you're enjoying the vids.✌️
This area is much greener and cleaner than a lot of other areas of India. It appears to be a more prosperous area.
This is the state of Madhya Pradesh which is ranked 25th out of 33 states per capita!
The capital of that state is ranked no 1 in the cleanest city in India. I feel its clean due to govt efforts.
Hey Gabriel.. binge watching your videos lately..
Hailing from South India, amazing to see a place like Mandu that I had not even heard of before- and it is not even your first time there..
Btw, did you not venture further south of India from the Pondicherry / Thiruvannamalai trip 6 yrs ago? This happens with many other youtubers since the internet discourse rarely covers North and South in the same breath and the South is often missed by many (but you are not any other youtuber!).. And people in the South / Tamil Nadu especially, are generally more laid back and culturally isolated and this adds to the issue..
@GabrielTraveler, another great india video!! it's inspiring me for my trip next week to mexico for a month!! my 82 year old mom, who is originally from mexico city, is traveling with me
Catching up on your recent videos tonight. This series on Mandu was fascinating! Loved the bike ride adventure.
What a nice area of India! Travel is life!
Wow Gabriel, I am just SO SO happy that you are sharing this with us. My favorite sequence in ANY video of yours yet is your bicycle ride through the more rural area, outside of the city. Incredibly beautiful and interesting to see how the average Indian lives. Seriously, SO interesting and SO different than what the other TH-cam travelers show. I am just so thankful for the hard work you put in to bring us these amazing places. Mandu looks incredible. Wish I could wiggle my nose and be there. Stay safe.
5:10 Neelkanth Mahadev are the names of Shiva.
The older palaces u saw in Jahaz mahal complex around Champa baoli was the only example of Hindu era. Then their is Jama masjid which is made over a big Hindu temple with most of the courtyard with carved pillars still remaining. Then the last monument u visited was Songarh fort which u can say was of Hindu period. It was a very surreal and spooky place situated at the deadend and top of Mandav plateau. It was always the last resort for the rulers and his armies being almost impenetrable. All the treasure was stored there. Still now people come for treasure hunting. Few yrs back was a very deserted and distant place and was a very advenurous track. Its a shame that govt created modern road through this and it lost some of its charm. The remains of fortifications of this whole Mandu plateau is also from Hindu period. It feels unreal that this distant village was a capital of a very large and prosperous empire and the Parmars, the biggest Rajput clan now numbering in millions and spread in half of India originated from this region.
Thanks for the info.
No foreigner comes to these places except Gabriel traveler yt , they show the usual tourist traps in Mumbai, Delhi, Jaipur, Agra & Kerala and miss hell lot of peaceful and less crowded historic places in India.
5:10 Neelkanth Mahadev. Gabe, since you already know the story of the churning of the ocean, let me just add more to it. Don't know if you already know this part, so taking my chance. When the ocean was churned for Amrit (nectar), first came Vish (poison). Shiva drank it and his throat turned blue. Neel = Blue, Kanth = Throat.
All these fascinating creative stories are found in the Puranas, which were penned in later part . The Vedas and Vedanta philosophy differ significantly from the Puranas in their content and focus. Purnas mostly cater to larger common audience who believe in Bhakti [rituals and poojas] while Vedanta is abstract and for seekers.
Yes but the story you pointed is true for origin of name NeelKanth in puranas.
@@truthteller2991 Thanks for writing in more information. We know less of our own traditions, as there are so many books and thoughts. Do you follow Puran or Ved? Where to start to learn both, if you know? Thanks truth teller.
I am really happy to see Hindus have reclaimed that holy site. Hopefully, in the near future, we will build a beautiful temple there. It looks strange though, the way it is now. But there are many holy sites under dispute in India and hindus are trying to reclaim them by taking back whatever part they can and gradually take it over. There's a mosque in Jaunpur Uttar Pradesh where Hindus do puja of a wall because that place was a sacred site dedicated to Maa Durga.
Beautiful video, as always.
Muslim buildings don't have intricate artwork, but they do have interesting shapes. Combined with the use of the beautiful stones, the buildings have a restrained charm.
You have travelled to so many Muslim countries, do you see similarities with what you see here in terms of style and scale of building?
A blessed Good day sir Gabe Wowww Very Impressive Holy Temple, Village and Historical places there In Mandu India thank u so much for your Wonderful Walk around tour video Biking Road trip Stay safe Godbless from the Philippines 🇵🇭🙏🙂
Greetings to the tireless discoverer of unknown places,keep going,most of all be healthy.👍
Very committed langur chaser 37:21 😄
Your videos about India are so important for those of us who don’t speak Indian languages, Gabe. So often, if I’m looking for information about places in India, I will search for, say, “Mandu video English “ or “Diu video India” and get a list on TH-cam. When I click on them, though, they’ll start with the presenter saying “Hey guys” in English and then launching into Hindi, Bengali or Tamil or whatever, with only a few words in English appearing here and there. Perhaps they have English subtitles, perhaps not, but they are often full of hyperbole that doesn’t really help me understand the place in question. (One recent video about NE India was really bad on the hyperbole front, claiming that you don’t need to go to another country because India has the best of everything; I love India but I also know that we can all benefit from visiting other countries and understanding how other people live.) So keep up the good work, Gabe, as you are filling a niche that needs filling.
That's what I do when feeling threatened by monkeys or dogs in India, reach down to pretend to pick up a rock and they scatter
Hello Gabriel, have you heard about Gandi Kota - India's version of Grand Canyon
No, I hadn't heard about it, looks absolutely epic.
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Good videos much love from Thailand 🇹🇭❤️🤲
Wow what a place. Just reading about it now in my 1998 Rough Guide. Wish I'd studied it in more detail back then and maybe I would have visited 😅
Wonderful to follow your journeys! Thank you.
No garbage everywhere , nice
gabe , ru visiting any of the several tiger reserves in MP ?
00:45 Its a Jain temple [Shevtambar -priest wear white dress and so are the temple] with lodging.
I see, thanks.
I was going to suggest the same route for u. Mandu is one of my favourite places. Although it seems now its appeal is somewhat diminished by over construction and overcrowding. It is situated in my favourite region of Malwa-Mewar. There are numerous surreal places in the hinterland of this region full of ruined ancient Hindu monuments which are rarely visited by foreigners and even Indian tourists. If u can read basic history of this region, then u will be able to appreciate it more. U missed many interesting places, the most important being Chittorgarh which is the most important place for anyone who have interest in Hindu history.
After Mandu u r going into Narmada valley. The same valley u saw from the top of Rupmati palace. That view is one of my favourite. U can see whole width of narmada valley plain.
I will suggest u to go all the way upto Jabalpur and Amarkantak. Going into this region is like time travelling to ancient Hindu period. U can go to Pachmarhi again and can even go to deep tribal area towards patalkot. From Jabalpur u can go to Bhopal-Vidisha region where i think u already visited Bhojpur and Sanchi. U should also visit Udaigiri, Vidisha, Gyaraspur and Udaipura in that region. From there u can go to Bundelkhand region where u have already visited Khajuraho, Orchha and Chanderi but there are numerous other historical places.
On the other hand u can also go to other direction and explore the interior areas of Gujarat which is very rich in culture and history.
Do you mean Chitorgarh in Rajasthan? I visited there on my first trip in 1999. I also went to Sanchi on that trip, not sure about Bhojpur, haven't heard of it before. So much more to see in India.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos I had an illusion that u visited Bhojpur alongwith Sanchi. If not then u must visit Bhojpur temple near Bhopal. Its the most underrated place. Along with Bhojpur, Sanchi, Bhimbetka u must visit Udaigiri, Vidisha, Raisen, Udaipur and Gyaraspur. For comfortable travelling u can rent a motorbike from bhopal and visit all these places at ur own pace. Using public transport will also be a good adventure. U can also wander around into countryside. This region is much safer and people are honest and simple. Geography of this region is also very fascinating. From here u can go to lalitpur, chanderi etc.
It is so captivating, even the ancient stones might be whispering tales of their glory days. Visiting it is like being in a real-life history book - from the love stories of Roopmati's Pavilion to the echoes of the Jahaz Mahal, every step feels like a journey through the pages of India's rich past.
1) All these architecture promoted in Indian History and archaeological literature as muslim architecture whether it was Turks or mughals all are basically either Persians or Indo Persian architecture. Persian architecture predates Islam by several centuries and only some minor changes occured due to change of religious ideology. Central asia was also got influenced by persians architecture. So when invaders came they only brought Persian architecture and some times combined it with Indian architecture. This can be easily fact checked through little research.
Interestingly during Gupta period there is an evidence of Indians and persians interaction on education and such field.
But for some political narrative purpose nothing is being told.
amarkantak in MP is awesome place , dont miss
What lovely countryside to bike around in and good roads.
You could easily spend a lifetime or two just making videos of India .....maybe three or four lifetimes would be enough ? Incredible India for sure . No place like it 🤙🏻💯👍🏼 cheers brother and greetings from Indo 🌴
Great coverage of the places not traversed regularly. Great job Gabriel. Hoping to visit MP sooner! Hope MP tourism highlights these places better.
Sarai, the motel of medieval times.
As Im watching this I had the thought that I wonder If Gabriel has been a world wanderer for lifetimes. Maybe you have been here again and again...
Love again from Thailand ❤
*you can consider traveling to Panhala town, which has many forts, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra*
Can’t a visitor get through 🙈 🙉 🙊. Maybe they were just excited to be on 🎥 lol. Great video again Gabriel.😊❤
thanks for the wonderful video
Gabe, that shirt is tough bruh 👍
Gabriel , What a tour ! Don’t actually know how you finds things ,without phone reception !
The country that keeps on giving. Neat!
The place you visited in the beginning of your video was a Jain Dharamshala or rest house where even non-Jain people can stay. The temple there is probably broken for a renovation. We stayed there a couple of years back. @22:11 have you seen all the Baobab trees in Mandu? 'Phir Milenge' is 'see you again' 😊
gabe, man your collection of hindi words has gone up exponentially .
35:18 the words and background music together with the echo had a cool effect. I half thought it was going to be a song.
The monkeys seemed to be more civil than those you would find in Vrindavan . They go for glasses,purses and cameras there. Very trendy monkeys in Vrindavan.
"Phir Milenge" literally means will meet again. May be you will revisit sometime in future
Gabriel is scared of the monkeys, LOL!
Those are real OG monkeys. They are not petting zoo monkeys from Central Park.
And of goats!
Find a photo online of a gray langur monkey with its mouth open and check out its teeth.
Man, I can’t Thank you enough!! I’m in South Africa 🇿🇦 right now! Jamaica next!
Kingston is a cesspool. Stay on the resort sequestered. Boring
Love traveling with you through your videos.. and your attempts at Hindi.. phir milenge is meet you again or see you later.. 😊
Greetings from San Francisco! Are you from the Bay Area? You should have an event here and you can meet your Bay Area viewers.
I was raised in Willits but lived in Oakland for two years during high school. I don't spend any time in SF, just fly in and out sometimes. My mom lives in Ukiah so I visit her there.
Really enjoyable video
If you read Kim by Rudyard Kipling it has scenes of the traders with their animals at those caravan type inns. 'Phir Milenge' is 'See you later'...
Hi Gabriel, that was quite an extensive video, you're covering so much ground. It's funny because Islam is the second largest religion in India, so they integrated into the country and have managed to coexist with Hinduism so there is a common bond now that has united the country of India. I don't know the politics, but I don't hear factional fighting among the different religions you haven't mentioned any clashes of civil strife only past differences there could be something that goes on but I'm not seeing it in your videos.
You dont know anything. Islam has no idea of coexisting.
Looking forward to Masheshwar, I think I was the only gora there when I visited about 8 or so years ago.
Make a loud noise when you see monkey or cows theyll move away. Nilakantha must nean blue hills in Sanskrit and Rupavati means endowed with beauty.
Nilkantha means blue throat or blue adams apple. it is one of the name of Shiva Ji and the mountains are prolly named after him. When the gods (dev/sur) and demons(asur) worked together to churn the ocean (look up samudra manthan. You can see a depiction of this at Subarnabhumi Airport)to extract amrit(the elixir of immortality), a poison called the kalkut poison appeared and Shiva Ji promtly drank it so save everyone else. That poison turned his throat blue and that's why he is called Nilkantha (Neel = blue, kantha = throat)
You can place the flower offering on the lingam or the trident itself but you threw on the water :D
Thanks for watching to the end. ✌️ But how do you put a leaf bowl on a trident? Usually during aarti ceremonies the leaf bowls are floated on water.
@@GabrielTravelerVideosyou take the flowers and stuff out of the bowl and put those on the top or foot of the lingam or murti... Floating them in water is only when the offering is being made to a river or other water body.
@@parulsinha3092 Got it. 👍
Hi Gabriel, I don't understand why No Tourist in Mandu? It Amazing!
Great place! Thanks!
Phir milenge, au revoir, will meet again.
I think India is Gabriel's real home. Even though he says he loves the Greek islands the most. 😏
Had a good chuckle when you turned back at the monkey blockade LOL
It was clear they were up to no good, definitely plotting something.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Gabe, like the man demostrated, a loud Hush!! might drive them away. As you said they are less aggressive than the Racist Macqacs.. I know I spelt it wrong. Lol
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I suppose one has to take the good, the bad and the ugly concerning India.. The blood shed and relative peace.. So sad really.. Nicely done..
Is that last stop on your video (on way to Maheshwar) the Songarh Fort ?
Yes, next video will be in Maheshwar.
Another fantastic tour of the ancient city of Mandu. Absolute brilliant filming Gab , I almost feel I was there with you . Thank you. Massive structures spread over a huge area. This tells of the great. World power of that time which was the Persian empire, now Iran , from where these Muslim peoples came from. Fantastic history lessons in your videos. Well done Gab ! 😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉
Correction to the previous comment, the. Muslim empire that invaded India was actually the. Mughal empire , apparently descending from and after Gengis Khan . The Persian empire was not involved here. Apology. 😊
They were not at all related to Genghis Khan@@starboy1887
Love your Hindi 👏👏
Muslim sites are so plain and boring compared to the beautiful and fascinating Hindu sites
Fir milenge means - we will meet again, or see you soon.
Nice to see so many boys and girls go to school. Hope they are getting a good education
Mandu's videos were very good. Congrats. Waiting for Maheshwar, Omkareshwar. You will also like Bhim Betka (Bhopal). Try if possible. Will not be disappointed. Best wishes
Interesting double meaning of the title: these sights are ruined, but also they were ruined (by the Moghuls)?
Thanks for telling the real truth to world.
Don't fear the Monkey!
Great views 👏
Rupmati was a concubine of baz Bahadur, a Muslim ruler of then independent kingdom of Malwa. Mughal army from Delhi attacked and conquered Malwa but the mughal general who wanted to include rupmati in his harem couldn't get her. Rupmati died by suicide. That's what I remember.
Indeed you must've been an Indian in your previous birth!!!
Not sure if youve been to Orachha from here- 580 kms..?
Yes: www.youtube.com/@GabrielTravelerVideos/search?query=Orchha
I got freaked out for you when that kid ran by and said Daddy!!
Namastai
Hi Gabe. Are you alright? No videos in last 2 days.
All good, no wifi where I was the past couple nights but next video is ready to go. ✌️
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Good to know you are safe.
i got a kick out of the monkeys 😂
Monkeys can be a real menace in India, better safe than sorry.
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Its not Hindu , its Jain and they are renovating!
Okay, good to know.
Wow, need to explore Madhya Pradesh's ancient architecture and monuments. Do check out the Khajuraho temples if you can. 'Phir Milenge' is - see you again. Almost fell laughing seeing that guy run behind the langurs. Lol.
I've been to Khajuraho a few times, amazing temples: www.youtube.com/@GabrielTravelerVideos/search?query=Khajuraho
@@GabrielTravelerVideosOrchha is the place to see. Look at the images of the place, it was a midevial wonderland as I saw it in a YT video.
@@Just_forfun9140 I agree, I think I've been there four times: www.youtube.com/@GabrielTravelerVideos/search?query=Orchha
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35:57 It puzzles me how much you claim to know about world religions and how many times you've been to India, yet seem so clueless of basic principles of Sanatana Dharma. Whatever you do, just do it with loving devotion for the Universe ... and it's all good!!!
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Roopmati stories, different persons, from different parts of India, sharing the same name.
Literal translation of name, possessor of beauty- roop means form, shape or beauty.
In short, using today’s lexicon, it means hot babe.