Marvi was a beautiful lady of Malir, a village in Tharparkar desert of Sindh. One day, she was filling water in her pots from this well (which is now named as Marvi well - ماروي جو کوھ) , the king Umar caught sight of her. He was captivated and enamoured by her dazzling charms and winsome personality. Umar proposes her to marry and tries to attract and win her with jewels and his great riches. But Marvi was unimpressed and refused his proposal, as she was in love with her cousin (Khet) and deeply devoted to him. Infuriated by her refusal, Umar felt humialiated and decided to teach her a lesson. He abducted her and imprisoned her in his magnificent palace. He tried his utmost to convince Marvi to marry him. He wanted her to forget her people and start living luxurious life with him in his palace. But, out of her love for her people, old huts, her village, she remained unmoved and indifferent to all his demands and temptations. She refused to even eat, getting weaker and weaker as the days went by. She kept requesting him to set her free and allow her to meet her own beloved Marus (people).
When all her beseeching failed to move Umar to set her free.
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Mary® 46 months ago | reply
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KashiftheGipsy (Maan's finished not completed) 37 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Cultural Heritage of Pakistan, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
thbthttt 22 months ago | reply
I used this photo to illustrate a short-short story I wrote:
drinkthenewwine.blogspot.com/2011/07/wally-and-well.html
Thank you for adding it to the Creative Commons.
-Sensaciones- 7 months ago | reply
Hello,
My name is Carla Piqué and I'm a journalist in The Underground Magazine in The Hague, the Netherlands. I'm writing an article about New Year's traditions around the world, and I need pictures to illustrate it. I was wondering if I could use this picture, since it's tradition for women in Romania to throw a candle inside a water well. Unfortunately we can't pay you, since it's a free magazine and we are all volunteers.
Please let me know if you accept. In exchange I will put your name under the picture and send you a copy of the article when it's finished.
Thank you for your time.
Carla Piqué
carlacals@gmail.com