I-Agra - Iningi labavakashi lithutheleka e-Agra ukuzobona lelo sikhumbuzo esihle njalo sokuthandwa, i-Taj Mahal, kodwa idolobha liyinqolobane yezikhumbuzo eziningi zenkolo futhi.
Manje i-Agra Hotels and Restaurants' Association isikhiphe imephu entsha yomhlahlandlela wezivakashi, egqamisa izindawo ezingcwele zasedolobheni esezineminyaka eminingi zikhona.
AmaSulumane, amaSikh, amaKristu namaHindu wonke anezindawo zawo zokukhulekela lapha, eziningi zazo ezakudala. Ambalwa amadolobha eNdiya mhlawumbe anezinhlobonhlobo zezindawo zokukhulekela.
"Ulwazi olusha luzosiza abavakashi ukuthi balule isikhathi sokuhlala kwabo e-Agra futhi bathole ukunambitheka kwamasiko nenkolo," kusho uRakesh Chauhan, umongameli wale Association, etshela i-IANS.
I-Agra iyindlunkulu yenkolo ye-Radha-Soami. Isonto lika-Akbar elineminyaka engu-500 ubudala kanye neGuru Ka Taal Gurdwara ahlonishwa ngokulinganayo ngabathembekile.
Njengoba iMathura-Vrindavan iqhele ngamakhilomitha angama-50 nje, yonke indawo ezungeze i-Agra idonsa amakhulu ezinkulungwane zabahambi kanye nabavakashi basekhaya unyaka wonke. Uhulumeni wase-Uttar Pradesh useqalile ukunikeza inkolo kwezokuvakasha, okulindeleke ukuthi ziqale ukuveza imiphumela eminyakeni embalwa ezayo.
Izikhungo ezimbili ezintsha zokholo nazo zikhombisa ukudonsa okukhulu. Ithempeli lase-Tirupati Balaji e-Sadar Bazaar kanye nethempeli lase-Sai Baba endaweni ewela i-Raja Ki Mandi izengezo zakamuva ohlwini lwezindawo zezivakashi zezenkolo lapha.
Ithempeli laseTirupati, elifana nethempeli lokuqala lika-Balaji e-Tirumala, lenziwe ngesitayela sangempela saseningizimu yeNdiya. Abapristi base-Andhra Pradesh banakekela onkulunkulu abathathu abangamele, abahlotshiswe ngobucwebe obusindayo kanye nemihlobiso.
Nokho, okukhanga kakhulu i-prasadam, noma umnikelo ongcwele, ohlanganisa noma yini kusukela ku-curd rice kuya kumalentili aphekiwe. Abaphathi bethempeli bagcine ngempumelelo izinga eliphezulu lokuhlanzeka. Izivakashi kufanele zikhumule izicathulo namabhande esikhumba ngaphambi kokungena ethempelini.
Ithempeli laseSai Baba elisanda kuvela ezimpambanweni zomgwaqo ezinkulu zedolobha liheha amakhulu abantu abazinikele.
NgoLwesine, kuba nesiminyaminya esibonakalayo “ekuweleni komthambo omkhulu” njengomugqa othembekile wokuthandaza futhi uhlanganyele “imali yokugibela engcwele” - ngokuvamile inhlanganisela yesinkwa esithosiwe saseNdiya nekhari, ephelezelwa amaswidi. Unkulunkulu uhlezi phezu kwesisekelo esiphakeme nezinyawo zakhe zibheke phezulu.
Esinye isikhungo sokholo esisaqhubeka siheha izinkulungwane zabantu ithempeli likaHanuman (unkulunkulu wezinkawu) endaweni yokuwela iSt John's College. NgoLwesibili nangeMigqibelo, indawo iba yindawo ekahle njengoba izinkulungwane zabazinikele ziza ukuzokhuleka.
Ngawo-1970, lalivame ukuba yithempeli elincane. “Kodwa manje isiyisakhiwo esigcwele esisekela abadayisi benyama emnandi abayingxenye yeshumi nambili endaweni,” kukhumbula ozinikele.
Inani lababekhona eSher Jung kanye nase-Abu Lala ka dargah liphinde labhalisa ukwanda okukhulu.
I-Guru Ka Taal Gurdwara emgwaqeni omkhulu kazwelonke iyintandokazi kubahlali bendawo nabashayeli bamaloli, abangakhohlwa ukuthandaza endaweni engcwele yamaSikh. Itholakala ngaphakathi kwesakhiwo se-Sikandra (ithuna lika-Akbar), kuthiwa ivakashelwe ama-Sikh gurus amane kwangu-10. I-gurdwara yakhiwe phezu kwendawo lapho uGuru Tegh Bahadur anikela khona ukuboshwa kwakhe ku-Mughal inkosi u-Aurangzeb. Isakhiwo esikhona namuhla sakhiwa ngo-1970.
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LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The Tirupati Balaji temple in Sadar Bazaar and the Sai Baba temple on the Raja Ki Mandi crossing are the latest add-ons to the list of religious tourist sites here.
- The Guru Ka Taal Gurdwara on the national highway is a favourite with local residents and truckers, who never forget to pray at the old Sikh shrine.
- Another centre of faith that continues to attract thousands of people is the temple of Hanuman (monkey god) at the St John’s College crossing.
