Jodhpur ki Nili Pehchaan: Kab, Kaise aur Kyon hui shahar ki diwaaron par Nila rang ki rangaai?
मुख्य बातें
- •Jodhpur shahar ko 'Blue City' ke naam se jaana jaata hai, kyonki yahan ke adhiktam ghar aur diwaaron par nile rang ki rangaai ki jaati hai.
- •Nile rang ki rangaai ki shuruaat 19vi sadi ki shuruaat mein hui, jismein dharmik aur vaigyaanik kaaran shaamil the.
- •Nila rang gharon ko thanda rakhne aur keeton se bachaane mein sahayak hota hai, saath hi ise Bhagwan Shiv aur Vishnu ki bhakti ka prateek bhi maana jaata hai.
- •'Gobar Nila' (Indigo) naamak praakritik rang ka upyog nile rang ko banane ke liye kiya jaata tha, jise sthaaniy bhasha mein 'Neel' kaha jaata hai.
- •Rajya sarkar aur sthaaniy prashasan dwara Jodhpur ki nili virasat ko sanrakshit rakhne ke liye vibhinn prayaas kiye ja rahe hain.
Rajasthan ke pashchimi hisse mein sthit Jodhpur shahar apni anokhi nili rangat ke liye vishwa bhar mein prasidh hai. Shahar ke adhiktam ghar, galiyan aur diwaaron par nila rang dikhne ko milta hai, jiske karan ise 'Blue City' (Nili Nagari) ke naam se jaana jaata hai. Yeh rang na sirf shahar ki sundarta mein chaar chaand lagata hai, balki iske peeche ek rochak itihas aur vaigyaanik kaaran bhi chhupa hua hai.
Jodhpur mein nile rang ki rangaai ki parampara 19vi sadi ki shuruaat se maani jaati hai. Itihasakaaron ke anusaar, is rang ka upyog mukhya roop se dharmik aur vaigyaanik kaaranon se kiya gaya. Ek pramukh maan'yata ke anusaar, Bhagwan Shiv ke bhakton dwara nile rang ka upyog unki bhakti ka prateek maana gaya. Iske alava, nila rang garam jalavaayu mein gharon ko thanda rakhne mein bhi sahayak hota hai, kyonki yeh surya ki kirano ko paravartit karta hai.