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Mir Osman Ali Khan, The Nizam of Hyderabad Deccan, erected the main gate of the
Dargah Sharif in 1911. Upstairs small drums beat, during the day and night at an
appointed hour. A view of Dargah Bazaar can be seen from the top of the gate.
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High entrance that was erected by Mahmood Khilji or one of his successors. Before
the commencement of Urs Sharif a flag is hoisted on top of this gatewith grand ceremony
on the 25th Jamadiulsaani for ushering the 'Urs' of Khawaja Saheb, which starts
from 1st of Rajab(The 7th month of lunar Calendar)
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Langar Khana is a free public kitchen where about 5 mounds of barley meal is cooked
twice a day and distributed to the people without any discrimination.It is said
that the only food which Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishty (R.A) used to have
was a morsel of crushed barley.
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On the west of the Saham Chiragh stands the magnificent building of Samakhana or
Mahfilkhana (auditorium with darbar hall) which was built by Nawab Bashir-ud-Dowla
Sir Asmaan Jah of Hyderabad Deccan in 1888-91 A.D. This spacious hall is 46 feet
square with a gallery of 14 feet running around it.It is used for 6 days only during
the annual Urs for religious ‘Mahfils’ in which Qawwali is the chief item of programme
commencing at 11 P.M. and ending with Fatiha in the early hours of morning at 4
A.M.
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Immediately following the Nizam gate is the Shahjahani gate erected by Emperor Shahjahan.
Before the construction of the Nizam Gate this used to be the main gate. Above the
gate the Kalma Sharif is inscribed in a beautiful style. The doors are made of fine
timber covered with silver-plated metal. In the building above the gate there are
two huge beating drums.
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On either side of the second Buland Darwaza in front of Saham Chiragh (courtyard
lamp), there are two huge Degs (cauldrons for cooking food) fixed into solid masonry
in which a palatable mixture of rice sugar, ghee (butter) and dried fruits is cooked
for distribution to the public as tabarruk. The circumference at the edge of the
larger cauldron is 10-1/4 feet. It cooks 120 mounds of rice, while the smaller Deg
takes 60 mounds. One of them was presented by Akbar in 1567 A.D. The princes or
the well-to-do pilgrims order these Degs to be cooked generally during the Urs period.
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In memory of Queen Mary's visit to the Shrine, the roof of the tank was constructed
by the British Government for the ablution & convenience of the worshippers
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Ana Sagar is a beautiful lake in the heart of the city. There is a high hill on
the south western side of Ana Sagar, known as Sada Bahar hil, On the South western
corner of the hill is a small cave having a Tomb on the Top of it. Khwaja Gharib
Nawaz (R.A.) took seclusion here for the first time. He used to sit on the stone-bench
lying inside the Chillah Sharif and engaged himself in Contemplation. On the North-Eastern
side of Sada Bahar is located the Chillah of Hazrat Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar
kaki (R.A.). It is the place where Hazrat engaged himself in prayers when in Ajmer
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This Mosque was constructed by Emperor Akbar as a token of his Devotion and Gratitude
on the occasion of the birth of prince Salim(Jahangir) in the year 1455 A.D. It
is a Square of 140x140x2 feet and its central area is 56 (feets) high. In the centre,there
had been a hauz(tank) for wazoo(ablution).Owing to certain resons,the hauz was closed
and covered. Now the Mosque is known as Akbari Mosque.At present this place also
houses a Quranic Educational Institution to provide religious education to the children.
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The circumference at the edge of the larger cauldron is 10-1/4 feet. It cooks 120
mounds of rice,while the smaller Deg takes 60 mounds. One of them was presented
by Akbar in 1567 A.D. The well-to-do pilgrims Individually make these Degs to be
cooked.
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