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| Mohenjo Daro - Pakistan's Prime Archaeological Site Situated in Sindh |
Duration: 2
Days trip in Mid-November, 2017 DIY with local support
Route: Karachi-Ranikot-Mohenjodaro-Mehar-Sehwan-Hyderabad-Karachi
Transport:
Hired Toyota Corolla from the Karachi-Mehar route operator – Rs. 16,500
06:15 am
Left Karachi. Watched sunrise on the Super Highway
08:30 am
Reached Jamshoro. Breakfast at Zaman Hotel: Tandoori parathay, Omelet, Fried
eggs, Daal ghutala, Vegetables – tenday, and the ubiquitous wood-fired tea.
10:30 am
Ranikot Detour. Visited Mirikot. Met Sadiq Gabol – the unsung legend!
12:00 pm Back
to the highway
2:00 pm
Namaz break off highway near Mehar
3:00 pm Roadside
Lunch at Radhan village near Mohenjo Daro
3:45 pm
Reached Mohenjo Daro
5:00 pm Left
Mohenjo Daro and reached Mehar where we had night stay in a village courtesy my
college time friend Mujtaba Tunio. Witnessed the village life and enjoyed the
traditional Sindhi hospitality to the fullest.
7 am Visited
Rice fields around the village. Had breakfast.
10:30 am
Started the return journey
12:30 pm Visited
Sehwan: Lal Shahbaz Qalandar
3:30 pm
Reached Hyderabad Latifabad to meet a relative
8:00 pm Back
home Alhamdolillah
Could not
find enough time to make a detailed Trip Report so resorted to detailed Captions in the below picture (mostly rants) for those who might be interested.
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| Sun Rising Up: Karachi Hyderabad Super Highway |
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| Watching At Least 1 Sunrise A Month is the Target These Days! |
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| Zaman Hotel Super Highway - Got our Table in the Open to Enjoy the Sunlight Breakfast! |
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| Sann Entrance of Ranikot Fort: Pronounced Ranni-kot |
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| Inside Ranikot: Mirikot in the Center and Shergarh on Top Left while the Greenery is along the freshwater stream |
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| Mirikot Exterior |
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| From Inside Mirikot: Cultivation by Villagers along the Stream. The Vicinity is inhabited by the Indigenous Gabol Tribe. |
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| Shergarh Calling: Visible in the Top Center |
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| Inside Mirikot: Intricate Carving, Arch, and Stairs |
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| The Incompetent Sindh Government Could only Erect a Lame Unauthentic Gate to Control the Entry at Mirikot to Capitalize in Future on the Growing Popularity of Ranikot Fort Rather Than Doing Something Worth |
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| The Beautiful Ancient Water Supply Well Turning into a Modern Day Garbage Bin |
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| Camel Herds of All Colors; Black, White and 'Camel' are a Common Sight on Ranikot-Sann Link Road |
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| Mehar-Mohenjo Daro Link Road |
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| This Enroute Pump had a Functional Toilet! |
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| My Beautiful Sindh - Rice Roots after the Crop is Taken Out, Red Thrasher Working on the Right of the Bran Mound while the Peeping Green is the Newly Cultivated Wheat |
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| Lunch Time - Roadside but Fresh |
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| Mohenjo Daro's Mound Believed to be an Ancient Buddhist Stupa |
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| The Excavated City of Mohenjo Daro |
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| White Stones Represent the Ancient Sewerage System which is Even Non-Existent in Today's Sindh and Over Flowing in Karachi |
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| "Mujhe Kis Ney Nikala!" Looks Like an Attempt to Put the Controversy to End |
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| An Ancient Well - as per the non-so-ancient White Board |
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| Excavation of the Other Side of the Site may Bring More Insights |
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| Enlarged Replica of Priest King - the Prized Statue Excavated from Mohnejo Daro |
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| The Original Palm Size Priest King at Karahci's National Museum |
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| "Long Tunia": A Village Near Mehar Town, District Dadu, Sindh where We Enjoyed the Traditional Sindhi Hospitality |
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| Rice Roots which are Burned Especially in India and Supposedly Cause the Smog. Rice Field Itself Produces Methane Gas. Here I Officially Declare that I am a NonBeliever - in Climate Change! |
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| Farmers' Gold: Freshly Cut Paddy Destined to the East Asia - Philipines, Malaysia, etc. for Bhaat. In Pakistan We Usually Have a Different Variety with Bigger Grains |
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| A Local with the Fresh Catch from the Village Pond. People in the Village Have Lesser Facilities Than Us in Cities But They Are Happier and Closer to Nature |
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| Impressive Mosque Behind the Enthusiastically Built Shrine in Long Tunia Village Where We Stayed - District Dadu, Sindh |
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| The Shrine of Shah Usman Marwandi, known as Lal Shahbaz Qalandar - the Grand Sufi of Sindh |
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| The Sehwan Shrine is the Heavily Frequented and Most Enthusiastically Revered by People of the Region Belonging to Almost All Sects and Religions |
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| The Elaborate Interior of Lal Shahbaz Shrine |
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| Persian-Sindhi Craft is at Best at Lal Shahbaz Shrine |
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| Another Sample of Beautiful Art Work at Sehwan Mazar |
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| Pattern Variety at the Shrine is Amazing |
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