The King of Ayodhya
No kiding there is a King of Ayodhya (heir apparant) who lives in this amazing palace which no on knows about. This is just the gate! It is falling down and with no financial aid will just continue to do so. It would be a treasue that could easily be resurrected a la country house style or even passed to a premiere hotel chain - just a little imagination is needed.
On the way to tea we passed though this ante-room. How many dead things can you see on the walls? Answers at the end.
And no Indian house / palace should be without its own tiger too… All very bizarre and from a bygone era - not that it should be forgotten at all. At least I can now say that I have had tea with a King.
On the grounds the King also has his own temple - built about 200 years ago. again never seen by anyone unless they are tresspassing or indulging in a bit of sacrifice - more later… The temple is dedicated to Lord Krishna and as you can see is stunning - even with my car in front of it.
As for the sacrifice - well apparantly on Diwali night we think that a sacrifice took place in a gate house opposite the temple. The clues were - King of Ayodhya, Krishna Temple, blood on the floor and a heavy stench of animal which wasn’t there the day before. The animal in question probably a mare as the smell was horse and only Lord Krishna was allowed to kill horses and by right so could a king. On questioning the kids who we played cricket with - they did confirm that something took place but we would have to talk to the King to find out what. Obviously been well briefed by their parents!!
Quick Quiz answer:
Tigers x2, Leopard, Crocodile, Bear, Deer, Sword Fish & Shark
