Practicing Success
'Jharokha Darshan' was introduced by _________. |
Babur Humayun Akbar Jahangir |
Akbar |
The correct answer is Option (3) → Akbar The emperor began his day at sunrise with personal religious devotions or prayers and then appeared on a small balcony, the jharoka, facing the east. Below, a crowd of people (soldiers, merchants, craftspersons, peasants, women with sick children) waited for a view, darshan, of the emperor. Jharoka darshan was introduced by Akbar with the objective of broadening the acceptance of the imperial authority as part of popular faith. |