The Curse of Nizamuddin Auliya

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20:00 - In the afternoon, we made our way to Tughlaqabad Fort which is a ruined fort in Delhi from the 14th century.  This amazing old fort dwarfs the Purana Qila.  When the fort was being built, the King forced everyone to work on the fort and cease work on a well. This order angered a local Sufi mystic, Nizamuddin Auliya, who cursed the fort.  Nizamuddin Auliya ensured that the fort would be short lived and would be overtaken by herdsmen.  When a few years and the untimely death of the King, the fort ceased to be in operation. Arriving at sundown, we ran around the complex, a bit stir crazy from the day's lectures. We climbed on the ruins and settled on a hill where we had a panoramic view of the whole fort. The whole view was breath-taking as we rested and listened to the call to prayer from a local mosque. Next to us was a herder without a few of his teeth. He was the local look-out for the donkey and cattle herders, a sort of traffic conductor.

Later, we joined the local cricket match. The teenagers let us play a few rounds. Yours truly, scored a few runs, but here playing with the local herders with a bull tied up on the side, the aftermath of Nizamuddin Auliya's curse didn't seem half bad. It was almost too peaceful to be true.