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'''Himayat Bagh Biodiversity Heritage site''' is a 17th-century garden that now houses the Fruit Research Station and Nursery, which is a part of the [[Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth]]. It is located near [[Delhi Gate, Aurangabad|Delhi Gate]] in [[Rauza]] Bagh area of [[Aurangabad]], in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]]. It is a sprawling complex spread over {{convert|300|acre|km2}}, naturally green and in the olden days it was known as the Mughal Garden.<ref name="UpperCrust">[http://www.uppercrustindia.com/oldsite/19crust/nineteen/season9.htm UpperCrust.]</ref>

==Mughal era==
In [[Aurangzeb]]'s time, Khizri Talao extended the whole length of the northern wall, (extending from present day [[Salim Ali Lake]] till Begumpura / [[Bibi Ka Maqbara|Makbara]]) but the exhalation and dampness proved unhealthy and [[Aurangzeb]] ordered the portion immediately in front of his palace (Kila-e-Ark) to be filled in and converted into fields. This reclaimed portion was later developed into Mughal garden, (now known as Himayat Bagh) by one of the officials of Aurangzeb's court, with many fruit-bearing trees of different varieties for the royal court and its officials.<ref name="Aurangabad Gazette">
[http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/gazFileShow.php?filePath=/data/gazetteer/2002/04/25/20020425102943_file35.htm&level=1&gazetteerSqlId=20020425102943&distId=19&gazId=20020422121541 Aurangabad gazetteer]</ref>
[[File:Himayat Bagh.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Himayat Bagh [[Aurangabad Maharashtra|Aurangabad]]]]

===Barra Darri===
Himayat Bagh also houses the Barra Darri which was erected by Ivaz Khan. A covered aqueduct passes over one of the buildings and in the olden day's water descended in a shower into an oblong cistern below containing several fountains.<ref name="Aurangabad Gazette"/>
A marvelous feat of engineering that involved an underground water chamber; it created a natural air-conditioning that cooled the entire area when in operation. It is now inoperative, but the system still exists and is worth a study.<ref name="UpperCrust"/>
Barra Darri now houses the office of Fruit Research Station.

==Present period==
The Himayat Bagh is a tourist attraction in itself because of its greenery and cool environment. Visitors can have a look at various plants and trees [[In the Nursery|in the nursery]], on which research is being conducted.

Visitors are able to buy plants that are grafted by experienced local ''malis'' (gardeners) in the gardens. There are saplings from tamarind to mango, and one can see the saplings and then see how the tree looks when it is fully grown. The underground drainage pipeline work being carried out by the municipal corporation has damaged the northern historical wall of this beautiful place. After cognisance taken by Sakal newspaper, the summer palace was emptied by VNK university. This palace is rare and is half underground. The water flowing on all sides of this octagonal palace keeps it at least 5 degrees cooler than the outer temperature. Earlier it was filled with scrap.<ref name="UpperCrust"/>

==See also==
*[[Salim Ali Lake]]
*[[Neher water system]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://mkv2.mah.nic.in/ Marathwada Agricultural University] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219143906/http://mkv2.mah.nic.in/ |date=19 December 2009 }}

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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Aurangabad|Himayat Baugh]]
[[Category:Mughal gardens in India]]
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