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'''Pravin Rai Mahal''' is a palace in [[Madhya Pradesh]] built by prince (and later King) | '''Pravin Rai Mahal''' is a palace in [[Madhya Pradesh]] built by prince (and later King) Indrajit Singh in 1618. It was built for his love interest, Pravin Rai, who was a beautiful poet and musician, also known as the "Nightingale of [[Orchha]]". It is a state protected monument. The other names of this palace are '''Anand Mandal Bagh''' and '''Rai Praveen Manika Bhavan'''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.astrolika.com/monuments/rai-praveen-mahal.html|title=Rai Praveen Mahal Orchha Tikamgarh Madhya Pradesh History & Architecture|website=www.astrolika.com|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref> It is also known as 'Tope Khana' since later in time, it was used as a lookout post for [[Orchha Fort complex|Orchha Fort]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/the-best-things-to-see-and-do-in-orchha-india/|title=The Best Things to See and Do in Orchha, India|last=Jain|first=Richa|website=Culture Trip|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.maverickbird.com/india/the-queen-of-hearts-and-her-lover-of-orcha/|title=Orchha Fort Complex|date=2014-03-04|website=Maverickbird|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref> | ||
== Architecture == | == Architecture == | ||
The palace has three stories. There is a central hall on the second floor with multiple paintings and depictions of various moods of Pravin Rai. There is also a garden attached to the palace which is divided into two parts. The palace has a large mansion, and alongside, it has small chambers with large windows. There is good lighting and circulation of air.<ref name=":0" /> | The palace has three stories. There is a central hall on the second floor with multiple paintings and depictions of various moods of Pravin Rai. There is also a garden attached to the palace which is divided into two parts. The palace has a large mansion, and alongside, it has small chambers with large windows. There is good lighting and circulation of air.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
The palace's semi-subterranean summer room has been measured cooling its air to more than 10 degrees below exterior temperatures, using [[passive cooling]].<ref name=PDEC>{{cite journal |last1=Ford |first1=Brian |title=Passive downdraught evaporative cooling: principles and practice |journal=Architectural Research Quarterly |date=September 2001 |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=271–280 |doi=10.1017/S1359135501001312 |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/6317345C8FB8B405AADE7BA99CD62E8B/S1359135501001312a.pdf/passive_downdraught_evaporative_cooling_principles_and_practice.pdf}}</ref> | The palace's semi-subterranean summer room has been measured cooling its air to more than 10 degrees below exterior temperatures, using [[passive cooling]].<ref name=PDEC>{{cite journal |last1=Ford |first1=Brian |title=Passive downdraught evaporative cooling: principles and practice |journal=Architectural Research Quarterly |date=September 2001 |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=271–280 |doi=10.1017/S1359135501001312 |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/6317345C8FB8B405AADE7BA99CD62E8B/S1359135501001312a.pdf/passive_downdraught_evaporative_cooling_principles_and_practice.pdf|doi-access=free }}</ref> | ||
== Legend of Pravin Rai == | == Legend of Pravin Rai == | ||
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''“Vinit Rai Praveen ki, suniye sah sujan. Juthi patar bhakat hain, bari, bayas, swan”'' | ''“Vinit Rai Praveen ki, suniye sah sujan. Juthi patar bhakat hain, bari, bayas, swan”'' | ||
It translated to - 'Oh you great and wise! Please hear the plea of Rai Praveen. Only someone from a low caste, barber or scavengers would eat from a plat that was partaken by someone else'. With this, she indicated that she was already in love with Indrajeet. [[Akbar]] was impressed from this and she was sent back to Indrajeet with respect.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/orchha/rai-praveen-mahal/ps46699106.cms|title=Rai Praveen Mahal|website=Times of India Travel|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.liveindia.com/orchha/rai-praveen-mahal.html|title=Rai Praveen Mahal Orchha|website=www.liveindia.com|access-date=2019-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609182621/http://www.liveindia.com/orchha/rai-praveen-mahal.html|archive-date=2017-06-09|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/UP-special-story-of-rai-praveen-mahal-in-orchha-5224197-PHO.html|title=इस महल में अधूरी रह गई बाजीराव-मस्तानी की तरह एक और प्रेम कहानी|date=2016-01-16|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/the-dead-prince-who-is-still-alive/article2720550.ece|title=The dead prince who is still alive|last=Sharath|first=Lakshmi|date=2011-12-16|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-10-11|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | It translated to - 'Oh you great and wise! Please hear the plea of Rai Praveen. Only someone from a low caste, barber or scavengers would eat from a plat that was partaken by someone else'. With this, she indicated that she was already in love with Indrajeet. [[Akbar]] was impressed from this and she was sent back to Indrajeet with respect. | ||
Rai Praveen is the central character in Sudheer Maurya's Hindi Novel Indrapriya.[https://www.amazon.in/Indrapriya-Sudheer-Maurya/dp/8195217109/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1623227362&refinements=p_27%3ASudheer+Maurya&s=books&sr=1-1] | |||
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/orchha/rai-praveen-mahal/ps46699106.cms|title=Rai Praveen Mahal|website=Times of India Travel|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.liveindia.com/orchha/rai-praveen-mahal.html|title=Rai Praveen Mahal Orchha|website=www.liveindia.com|access-date=2019-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609182621/http://www.liveindia.com/orchha/rai-praveen-mahal.html|archive-date=2017-06-09|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/UP-special-story-of-rai-praveen-mahal-in-orchha-5224197-PHO.html|title=इस महल में अधूरी रह गई बाजीराव-मस्तानी की तरह एक और प्रेम कहानी|date=2016-01-16|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/the-dead-prince-who-is-still-alive/article2720550.ece|title=The dead prince who is still alive|last=Sharath|first=Lakshmi|date=2011-12-16|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-10-11|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||