There are many such kings and emperors in India, who are a little weird. One such king was Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of the princely state of Patiala, whose stories of colourful mood are famous all over the world. Born on 12 October 1891, Bhupinder Singh became king on November 8, 1900, at the age of just nine. However, when he was 18 years old, he took up his job and ruled Patiala for 38 years. Today we are going to tell you some interesting things about the life of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, which will surprise you. The colourful mood of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh has been mentioned by Dewan Zaramani Das in detail in his book 'Maharaja'. According to him, the king had built the 'Leela-Bhavan' or palace of Rangers in Patiala, where only people without clothes would get entry. This palace is located close to Baudari Bagh on the road leading to Bhupendranagar in Patiala city.
According to Diwan Jarmani Das, a special room of the palace, which was called the 'Prem Mandir', was a reserve for the Maharaja, that no one else could come to that room except him, without his permission. There was a complete arrangement for the king's enjoyment in this room. There was also a large pond inside his palace, which can be called a swimming pool, in which there was a provision of bathing of about 150 people simultaneously. The king often used to give parties here, in which he used to call his friends and girlfriends. Apart from this, some special people from Maharaja also used to join the party. These people used to bathe and swim in the pond. According to historians, Maharaja Bhupinder Singh had a total of 365 queens, including 10 queens, for whom grand palaces were built in Patiala. A team of medical experts was also present in these palaces to check the health of queens. According to Diwan Jarmani Das, the Maharaja had 83 children from 10 wives, out of which only 53 were able to survive.
It is also said that 365 lanterns were lit daily in the Maharaja's palace and on each lantern, the names of his 365 queens were written. The lantern which was extinguished in the morning, the king used to read the name of the queen written on that lantern and then he would spend the night with it. Apart from the colourful mood, Maharaja Bhupinder Singh was famous all over the world for many other things. He had the world-famous 'Patiala necklace', which was made by the famous jewelery maker Cartier. It is said that more than 2900 diamonds and precious gems were studded in it. The necklace was the seventh-largest diamond in the world at that time. This precious necklace disappeared from the royal treasury of Patiala around the year 1948, and after many years, different parts of it were found in many places.
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