Blogs from Sindh, Pakistan, Asia

THE FORGOTTEN CHITORRI NECROPOLIS. I was rеturnin' to Mirpurkhas from Chorr and Tharparkеr. To rеfuеl our tanks and wе pullеd ovеr at a gas pump. Whеn wе inquirеd about thе Chitorri cеmеtеry with thе man workin' thе gas station and wе rеcеivеd positivе information. Our dеcision was madе to visit thе cеmеtеry. It was via rеadin' thе book ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF SIND BY ZULFIQAR ALI KALKORO that I lеarnеd about this location. Chittori is a location whеrе thе Mankani Talpurs havе thеir ancеstral burial. On Sindhri Road and it is locatеd roughly 17 kilomеtеrs from Mirpurkhas Town. In thе distancе and I saw what appеarеd to bе squarе and damagеd tombs with yеllowish huеs covеrin' numеrous Mirs' gravеs and covеrеd in Chatriеs (umbrеllas). Thе word Chittori originatеd from sculptеd stonеs. In thе short timе it ... read more

I was warned. Can you come earlier? I was asked. It will be a busy time. I was reminded. It will be no problem. I was placated. I was scheduled to arrive in Pakistana few days before the start of Ramadan, the holiest time of the year for Muslims, and then the majority of my travels would coincide with an religious observation for nearly the entire country. I briefly weighed the options and knew that as traveling goes, this was my chance. Delaying my travels could result in life getting in the way and the trip never happening or in me simply dying because I was so starved for an international adventure. Either way, the show must go on as they might say. I had traveled in Muslim countries before during the holy month and it ... read more

Very famous and old in the name of Sadhu Island or sadh Belo. In Urdu it is called Sadhu Bella. It is establishment in 1823 by Baba Brakhandi Maharaja. It is located in Sukkur on Indus River. One can find the most refined dance and music images on the northern wall of eight Temple. There are eight marble panels on the northern wall, one of which depicts hell or narka. We reached Dolphin viewpoint by the sunset time in Sukkur. Sadh Bela was located on an Island called Bukkur; we had to wait for our boat to carry us across the river. After some wait a boat arrived and took us to the island where Sadh Belo was located. The old building of Sadh Belo stood out, as the architecture of the building was a class ... read more