The tomb of Haji Rozbih, one of the first Sufi saints to enter Delhi, is near the Fateh Burj of the Qila Rai Pithaura. It is a simple, open-air, whitewashed and plastered grave. It is believed that Haji Rozbih lived in a cave near the ditch of the fort and thanks to his teachings and persuasive gentleness, he was responsible for many conversions to Islam. Next to his grave is the grave of Bibi, believed to be a female relative of Prithviraj Chauhan who became a disciple of Haji Rozbih.

However, as per new research by Prof Catherine Asher and Cynthia Talbot, Prithviraj Chauhan never visited Delhi. So no one knows the identity of Bela.

On my initial visits in 2013-15 I had met Rahmat Miyan, the khadim, the caretaker of the dargah who spent all his time safeguarding this area, and even slept there, be it summer or winter.

Today I couldn’t see him.and hope he’s fine.
And it was fun to expire again with Asif

I fell in love with it and it’s monuments.

It used to be a thriving Centre of Jainism and many Jain images were recovered from Budhi Chanderi ( old chanderi) and are housed in the state & various other museums.

I had a chance to visit Khandargiri Temple with its colossal 45 feet high Adinath statue carved 700 years ago.

A modern temple has been made at the bottom of the hill but it’s the towering statue of the first Jain Tirthankara Rishabhnath, also known as Adinath which is the reason for its fame.

Some of the images at the base of the statue

A view from the top

The huge statue carved in the hill.

Some images carved at the base of the statue.

These steps lead to the cave & hill dwellings of the Jain monks.

The dwellings of the monks of old, carved out in the hill. These Caves also have rich carvings inside them.

Part of the modern temple