| Chiragh-i-Dihli Dargah - Delhi |
In the capital city, Delhi Chiragh-i-Dihli's Dargah is one of the major tourist attractions. In the Chirag Delhi Village, Chiragh-i-Dihli Dargah in Delhi is located. Through the Chiragh main road and the Outer Ring Road through the Soami Nagar South Colony are the two ways the dargah is easily accessible from the Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg. The dargah houses the tomb of the Sufi saint Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud.
Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud tomb was built by the Sultan of Delhi, Firuz Shah Tughluq in 1358 after his death. On either side of mausoleum two gateways were added later. A mosque popular among both Muslims and Non-Muslims built in early |
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| 18th century by Mughal emperor, Farrukhsiyar is one of pilgrim spot in Delhi. Tomb of Bahlul Khan Lodhi (r.1451-89), the founder of Lodhi dynasty lies close to the shrine. Locality of ‘Chirag Delhi’ that grew around the tomb, and is still goes by his name in the present day. |
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| Hazrat Nasiruddin Mahmud Chirag-e-Delhi was a 14th century mystic-poet and a Sufi Saint of Chishti Order. He was a murid (disciple) of noted Sufi saint, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, and later khalifa, his successor. He was the last important Sufi of Chishti Order from Delhi.The village of Chirag Delhi grew up around this sacred tomb and was earlier surrounded by broken rectangular walls with gateways on each side, built by Muhammad Bin Tughlaq. |
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| Around 1274, at Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh Hazrat Nasir Uddin Mahmud Chiragh Dehlavi was born. His father Syed Yahya, died when he was only nine years of age. Nazir Uddin received his early education from Maulana Abdul Karim Sherwani, and later continued it, with Maulana Iftikhar Uddin Gilani. |
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| At age forty, Nazir Uddin became the disciple of Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya, when he left Ayodhya for Delhi. As disciple he stayed in Delhi for the rest of his life, and eventually became Nizamuddin Auliya successor after his death. In Persian language Nazir Uddin was a great poet. At the age of 82, Hazrat Nasiruddin Mahmud Chirag-e-Delhi died in 1356 AD. and is buried in "Chirag-e-Delhi" known after him. Hazrat Nasiruddin Mahmud Chirag-e-Delhi was given the title, "Roshan Chirag-e-Delhi", which in Hindi and Urdu, means "Illuminated Lamp of Delhi". |
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| A square chamber supported on twelve pillars and enclosed by a dome with turrets on every corner is the main tomb of the pious saint. The dome is a plastered one and resembles that of Mubarak Shah's tomb rising from an octagonal drum. In the dargah complex several additions have been made over time. The assembly hall (Majlis-Khana) or the symposium hall (Mahfil-Khana), apart from several tombs of noble and distinguished men is housed in the shrine. Several mosques are also housed in the sacred complex. In |
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| the early 18th century in veneration and reverence of the holy saint emperor Farrukhsiyar built one of the mosques. The village was earlier enclosed in a large rubble-built rectangular square built by Muhammad Bin Tughlaq. |
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| How to Reach |
Tourists can either take local buses from various points within the city to reach Chiragh-i-Dihli's Dargah is Delhi, or they can hire auto-rickshaws and taxis or even avail of the metro rail.
International Airport: Indira Gandhi International Airport is nearest airport.
Nearest Metro Station: Central Secretariat
Railway Station: Nizamuddin Railway Station is the railway station nearest. |
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