shah jahan was the ruler who stopped the practice of jharokha darshan.
which ruler stopped the practice of jharokha darshan?
shah jahan
akbar's son, emperor jahangir, also continued the practice of "jharokha darshan". in agra fort, the "jharokha" window is part of the structure which represents the shah burj, the royal tower. the tower is in the shape of an octagon and has a white marble pavilion. during jahangir's time and even more frequently under shah jahan's rule this "jharokha" was used for giving "darshan". during jahangir's "jharokha darshan", hanging a string to tie petitions, was also practiced. this was also a persian system under "naushrwan." jahangir elaborated on this system by adopting a golden chain to tie the petitions but aurangzeb stopped it. nur jahan, jahangir's wife, was also known to have sat for the "jharokha darshan" and conducted administrative duty with the common people and hearing their pleas. jahangir was fully dedicated to the practice and made it a point to conduct the "jharokha darshan" even if he was sick; he had said "even in the time of weakness i have gone every day to the jharokha, though in great pain and sorrow, according to my fixed custom."
jharokha darshan
akbar's daily practice of worshiping the sun in the early morning at his residence in agra fort led him to initiate the "jharokha darshan". hindus, who used to bathe in the river at that hour greeted akbar when he appeared on the "jharokha" window for sun worship. it was also the period when akbar was promoting his liberal religious policy, and in pursuance of this liberal approach he started the "jharokha darshan". thereafter, akbar would religiously start his morning with prayers and then attend the "jharokha darshan" and greet the large audience gathered every day below the "jharokha". he would spend about an hour at the "jharokha" "seeking acceptance of imperial authority as part of popular faith", and after this he would attend the court at the "diwan-i-aam" for two hours attending to administrative duties.
jharokha darshan