Data ki Nagri

[desert_bird]

Lahore — the very name is magic to me. There is something inscrutable about this name. It is like a spell that casts itself even on those who do not believe in spells. I do not see Lahore as just a city: it is more like a feeling. As you walk through its dimly lit streets and its ancient gardens, this mysterious feeling that is Lahore grips your heart. You feel that your relationship with this city and its spirit has been there forever, and nothing will ever break it.

I recall once sipping a cup of coffee with a European diplomat on the lawns of a five-star Lahore hotel. It was late March or early April, the time of the year when flowers begin to bloom in the city’s parks. My friend raised his eyes, looked at the magnificent trees of The Mall and began to talk. He said he had begun his career in an African country where he was lonely most of the time. He began to make efforts to get transferred to Paris so that he could enjoy the fabled pleasures of life in that great city. Then one day, while leafing through a magazine, he saw pictures of old Lahore streets and he immediately felt drawn to them. They reminded him of the streets where he had spent his childhood. When he shared this with his friends, they laughed at him. Soon afterwards he was told that he had been transferred to Paris. His friends, who were congratulating him on his good fortune, were taken aback when he told them that he did not want to go to Paris: he wanted to go to Lahore. And that was where, he said, he had finally come, and never for a moment had he regretted his decision

(A.Hameed)
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Mavara Book Store

Hall Road

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Maa ki Dua

Mia Jee

Aasa tai Janna Mall-o-Mall

Isharai Tai

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Siasat

Tuun

Mol

Thaa Cola

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Mitthai dai Veri

Saikla Motra

Sale Lag gai Jai

Zuljinnah crossing Mall Road underpass

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Paa Meen ka Dera

Ali Jee

Neela Gumbad

Mall Road

[Fbi786]

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oh wow .. yeh the good old lahore .. thanx for sharing these .. brings good memories …even though i was a few months ago ..

..do u live ere or u just visited and took the pics …?

heres my share of Data Di nagri ..

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Raoo Machii

BMW

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@fbi786

oh wow .. yeh the good old lahore .. thanx for sharing these .. brings good memories …even though i was a few months ago ..

..do u live ere or u just visited and took the pics …?

heres my share of Data Di nagri ..

below pic is so classic :k:

Khan Khaliele and Lahore resembles so much

I do know that if Lahore takes hold of you, it is a relationship that would know no separation, even if you were to leave. Lahore, be it the new or the old Lahore, is Lahore, in every way, in each one of its facets. This is Data Gunj Buksh country and the gentle presence of the saint is like a canopy that keeps the city in its care.

The fragrance of the red roses and the incense that perfumes the saint’s mausoleum also touch this city’s soul. There is much praying in Lahore. It has numerous places of worship. I have seen people at prayer in mosques in the middle of cold winter nights, reading the Quran and supplicating themselves before their Maker. The city has a poignant soul because of the men of God who once lived here and the pious ones who now live here.

A.Hameed

[Fbi786]

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hmm .thanx . .. i live there .. but for some odd reason i ve never taken pics of lahore .. cos this way i have an excuse to miss lahore even more :D

khan khaleelie .. you mean here in cairo ?

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Basheera Lori

Choopa

Sohraab

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@fbi786

hmm .thanx . .. i live there .. but for some odd reason i ve never taken pics of lahore .. cos this way i have an excuse to miss lahore even more :D

khan khaleelie .. you mean here in cairo ?

yes, old Lahore streets resembles not only in shape but also in history with Khan Khaliei of Cairo , Damasqus Bazaar Hameedia , Yemen city Sanah etc

[TLK]

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very nice pictures Desert ...

yaar pura mulk is turning into one giant sign board, har taraf banners, posters, sign boards .. my goodness ..

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E-Plomer ,Mall

Dry Fruit

Tobi

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@TLK

very nice pictures Desert ...

yaar pura mulk is turning into one giant sign board, har taraf banners, posters, sign boards .. my goodness ..

yep , Shahbaz Sharif ordered all sign boards to be vanished specially from main roads but they went to Lahore High Court that it would ruined that paint industry so LHC turned down Shahbaz orders :P

[TLK]

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Hahaha ... our justice system at work :D

[Fbi786]

@desert_bird

yes, old Lahore streets resembles not only in shape but also in history with Khan Khaliei of Cairo , Damasqus Bazaar Hameedia , Yemen city Sanah etc

yeh your right there .. khan khalili area resembles round gumti bazaar and sona bazaar ..and even quiet a few areas in old cairo resemble the old lahore near data darbar ..and chaburgi and saman abad area ..

[XChorniX]

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i miss lhore

[Let_Uz_Chat]

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Nice pictures bro :k:
assan te jaana food street.

[Fbi786]

@XChorniX

i miss lhore

kahan ho k u miss lahore ..

[Shab-e-Hijar]

@desert_bird

Zuljinnah crossing Mall Road underpass

awwww

thanks for sharing