Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Dargah of Garib Nawaj (Dargah Sharif)
The Dargah of Khwaja Moin-ud -din Chishti is located at the foot of a small and barren hill in Ajmer, whose blessings are eagerly sought by pilgrims to his dargah thats why its known as Dargah Sharif. It is the Splendid tomb of sufi saint Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti more popularly known as Khawaja Saheb or Sharif. Khawaja Moin-ud-din came to Ajmer in 1192 from Persia. And the tomb was built by Humayun. The saint’s marble domed mausoleum is India’s most important shrine for Muslims and receives an endless flow of visitors of all religions as the sick, the troubled and the childless come here seeking a boon, a blessing or just peace of mind. Tomb was constructed with white marble , it has 11 arches and a persian inscription running the full length of the building. It has a marble dome and the actual tomb inside is surrounded by a silver platform. thousand of pilgrims comes every year on the anniversary of saint's death.
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