Jhansi Rani Lakshmi Bai: Manikarnika: Through Murals at her Memorial

A brief history of Jhansi Rani Lakshmi Bai, Manikarnika, through the murals of her memorial at Varanasi, pictures from the Varanasi visit of November 2018:


Road leading to the Jhansi Rani Lakshmi Bai Memorial near Assi Ghat, Varanasi


Entrance of the memorial...


Details about the memorial and about Rani Lakshmi Bai:



The majestic statue of the Queen of Jhansi:



Manikarnika, being cared by her parents, Moropant and Bhagirathi Bai:


Manikarnika playing on the banks of river Ganga at the Ghats of Varanasi:


Moropant moves to Bithoor with little daughter Manikarnika after his wife passes away:


Manikarnika gets special affection and attention from Peshwa Bajirao II and gets to learn the art of warfare from Tatya Tope and others:


Manikarnika marries Gangadhar Rao, King of Jhansi, and becomes Lakshmi Bai:


King Gangadhar Rao and Queen Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi:


Gangadhar Rao and Lakshmi Bai adopt Damodar Rao as the heir to the Jhansi throne:


The death of king Gangadhar Rao leaves Lakshmi Bai in deep sorrow:


The British deny access to the Jhansi throne for Damodar Rao, citing "Doctrine of Lapse", and attempt to annexe the kingdom themselves:


The Great Queen Lakshmi Bai fights multiple battles against the British and attains immortality through her bravery and martyrdom in the first war of Indian independence:



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