Kotla – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com A blog exploring India's Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb or its rich multi plural multi cultural heritage via its adab, tehzeeb & tareekh Mon, 08 Jul 2019 19:37:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://ranasafvi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image-7-75x75.jpg Kotla – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com 32 32 179612229 Thursday in Firuz Shah Kotla https://ranasafvi.com/thursday-in-firuz-shah-kotla/ https://ranasafvi.com/thursday-in-firuz-shah-kotla/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2014 16:09:24 +0000 http://hazrat-e-dilli.com/?p=989 Firuz Shah Kotla, the 5th city of Delhi built by Firuz Shah Tughlaq is today known as the City of Djinns.
Every Thursday hordes of people come to pray to the resident Djinns and light lamps, incense sticks and offer rose petals. These are lit and offered in every nook and cranny of the huge complex. Now the palaces are no longer extant but there are ruins, underground rooms in the Mosque where once madarsas functioned and students lived and many cells in the Pyramidal structure built to house Ashoka’s Pillar. All the dark rooms always have lamp and incense sticks in them many with petitions or letters outlining the desires of the haajatmand.
Those whose mannats /wishes are fulfilled offer their grateful  thanks by bringing and distributing huge deghs of zarda ( a sweet rice dish).
The best part is the sense of bonhomie and joy there. Very positive energy flowing all around. ASI has added to the joy by making entry on Thursday free after 2pm.
A pictoral tribute to one of the Thursday there.
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The Pyramidal  structure with Ashoka’s pillar which is where the Chief of Djinns resides and is called Laaat Waale Baba opposite the Jami Masjid

Offerings

Crowds waiting in line for the zarda and the functioning  Jami Masjid there

There was a young Sufi from Kaliyar Sharif Dargah who was praying for others

The Jami Masjid where Timur offered prayers once and was so impressed that he ordered a similar one to be built in Samarqand and took artisans from India for the purpose

Arziyan – letters/peritions and flowers for mannats fulfilled

The baoli and Jami Masjid

Crowds waiting for the zarda distribution near the Masjid

Its a functioning mosque and we prayed Asar prayers there

People enjoying themselves on the top with eagles circling around

Amazing energy there
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Amazing experience

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Kifs enjoying a picnic with their family
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The Grand Jami Masjid
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A buzurg blessing people
More details can be found on an earlier blog

http://hazrat-e-dilli.com/how-ashokas-pillar-became-laat-waale-baba/

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