Tomb – 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 Wed, 25 Jul 2018 20:48:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://ranasafvi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image-7-75x75.jpg Tomb – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com 32 32 179612229 Tomb of Shamsuddin Atgha Khan, Delhi https://ranasafvi.com/tomb-of-shamsuddin-atgha-khan-delhi/ Wed, 25 Jul 2018 20:48:03 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/?p=10834 At the badly encroached tomb of Shamsuddin Atgha Khan. Akbar’s foster brother and senior minister.

It was built next to Dargah of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and is surrounded by houses on all sides. Approach is through residences too.

Note the swastika on the walls.

Indo Islamic architecture at its best

The residence at the entrance

This must have been a Mehfil Khana for visitors to the tomb

Just some remnants of what must have been beautiful tile work on the outer walls

Decorations on the outside walls

The swastika made by the Indian artisans

Reciting the fatiha for his soul

More details in my book

The Forgotten Cities of Delhi

https://amzn.to/2uczskp

]]> 10834 Harkunwar Tomb in Chanderi https://ranasafvi.com/harkunwar-tomb-in-chanderi/ https://ranasafvi.com/harkunwar-tomb-in-chanderi/#respond Thu, 07 Dec 2017 20:39:12 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/harkunwar-tomb-in-chanderi/ As we drive down from the Eidgah towards the Shahzadi ka Maqbara we pass by a domed pavilion which unlike the pillared pavilions of Chanderi has walls.

Very similar to the tombs in Delhi.

This is called Hauz Khas January Madiya but as per chanderi.org it

“The Harkunwar Tomb, believed to be of a eunuch saint, is situated in Bhahar Shaher, near the Hauz – i – Khas.”

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