Sawan Bhadon Pillars, Orachha

There is a double storied palace inside the Hardaul Vatika. Palaki palace is near Haraldullah Vatika also. There are two towers or pillars next to the palaki palace. They are known as Sawan-Bhado. They were made in the form of a ventilation The royal family used to enjoy cold air in the basement. There is a legend about these minarets that during the rainy season, both the Meenars used to meet each other during the end of the Sawana and the begining of Bhado.

These are two cement pillars name after two lovers Sawan & Bhadho as per local book and local talk of the town .However the fact is that these two towers are for cooling the associated structure

Sawan Bhadon Pillers the incredible Air coolers in Orchha Madhya Pradesh India.Pillars located near Shri Raja Ram Mandir Orchha. These two pillars from an Ingenious Persian designed. The locals say that they stand for two'brothers who meet every day at mid night.

Sawan Bhado: The incredible air coolers of Orchha

Adjacent to the Ram Raja Temple lies a row of fountains, which culminates in an eight pillared pavilion. A subterranean structure below the pavilion, the Tehkhana, was the summer retreat of the kings of Orchha. The tehkhana was cooled by a cleverly constructed Persian cooling unit, which was made up of two adjoining Dastagirs (wind-catching towers). The towers were named after the two spring months in the Indian calendar - Sawan Bhado.

The towers were perforated on the top, to allow them to catch the wind, while their lower part was connected to a reservoir of water. The towers, the aqueducts, and the underground reservoir of water were ingeniously connected to a Chandan Katora (fountain) in the pavilion above the retreat. The water from the underground reservoir was pushed up into the Chandan Katora, from where it rained on the roof of the retreat to cool the Tehkhana. This is perhaps the only example of the Persian system of cooling in India.

If You ask about there are many stories about these pillers. Check the History Before Going there.

Unique piece of architecture in India

Twin tower approx 400 years old

Superb structure, there is an old hindu mythology that these two pillars are named sawan bhadon (also name of hindu month of the year) hug each other on some special occasion but no one remember that.
This place is awesome to watch.