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Chattarpur Mandir
Navaratra Festival
Chattarpur Mandir is situated beyond the Qutb Minar in Mehrauli. |
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Dargah-Qutub-Sahib
1542 Legend Of
Kaki Khwaja Qutub-ud-Din Bakhtyar
Kaki, popularly known as Qutub-Sahib, and surnamed
'Kaki' because during his meditation he was fed on small cakes
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Fatehpuri Masjid
The cherry brickwork
Fatehpuri masjid stands on the western finish of Chandini Chowk. It is
topped off by a arena and is flanked by tall minarets. It was built by
one of Shah Jahan's wives Fatehpuri Begum in 1650. |
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Gurdwara Sis Ganj
Near the Police Station,
Chandini Chowk the good-looking golden domes of the Gurudwara
Sisgunj immediately strike your eye. |
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Gurdwara Bangla Sahib
Bangla Sahib Gurdwara is
located just a furlong away from the chief Connaught Place and has
become a centre of pilgrimage for lakhs of people who throng the
Gurdwara everyday. |
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Hanuman Mandir
This elegant
temple stands on the south-eastern side of Ranmal
Lake. The 24-hour chanting of the mantra 'Sri Ram, Jai
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Hauz-i-Shamsi
On the southern outskirts of
Mehrauli is this huge tank (Hauz) said to have been built around 1230 by
Shamsu'd-Din Iltutmish.
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Iskon Temple
Hare-Rama-Krishna Cult
Followers Complex of Elegant Temple Architecture For many this is just a
temple, for finding solace, peace and quiet. |
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Jama
Masjid
People Work on the Jama
Masjid mosque was begun in 1650 by the Mughal Emperor
Shah Jahan to complement his palace at the Red Fort. |
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Kali
Bari Mandir
Followers
stone's throw from Birla Mandir
to the right is the much smaller but quite popular
temple devoted to the Goddess Kali.
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Kalkaji
Mandir
Located beyond the
commercial complex of Nehru Place lies this temple dedicated to the
goddess Kalka Devi.
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Lakshmi Narayan
Temple
This temple was
build by G. D. Birla in 1938. This beautiful temple is located
in the west of Connaught Place.
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Lotus Temple
Baha`i Temple is known as
one of the most beautiful architectural temples in India. Popularly
called Lotus Temple as it is built in the shape of a Lotus flower
and reaches a height of more than 40m.
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Palam Mosque
The Only Surviving Building
Of Babur's Reign In Delhi At the south-east corner of the village of
Palam, which is recognized for its Sanskrit inscription and which was
visited by Ibn-Battuta, exists a small brick-built mosque, with small
domed minarets on the four corners of its roof. |
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Quwwatu'l Islam Masjid
An Ancient Landmark
Barring the pre-Sultanate monuments of Kutch District, this is the earliest
extant mosque in India and consists of a rectangular court, 43.2m by
33m, enclosed by cloisters, |
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Sheetla Devi Temple
Through Out The
Year Except July-August. One of the major Hindu pilgrimage is
the Sheetala Devi Temple situated near a pond at Gurgaon
village, a suburb of Gurgaon, in the state of Haryana. Also
referred to as a 'Shakti Peeth', the presiding deity of this
temple is Mata Sheetala Devi. |
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Sri Digambar Jain Lal
Mandir
The 23rd Tirthankara,
Parashvanath Houses: The Birds Charity Hospital. Digambara Jain temple
dates back to the time of Aurangzeb's reign and is well-known as Delhi's
oldest temple. |
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Sunehri Masjid
Built In The Reign of Sultan
Muhammad Shah fairly close to the Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib is this
golden domed building called Sunehari Masjid, popularly known as the
Golden Mosque. |
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Khirki-Ki-Masjid
The
Khirki mosque was built by Khan-i-Jahan Junan Shah, who was the
Prime Minister of Feroze Shah Tughlaq in 1380. The mosque gets its name
from its superb windows or 'khirkees'. Famous for its heavy stone
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Kalu Sarai Masjid
The small village
of Kalu-Sarai lies about 500m northwest of Bijai-Mandal, and
may be approached either from that way or direct from the key
Delhi-Mehrauli road, about 15-km from Delhi. |
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