Since my last visit to the Dargah I have had chance to know much more about the Sufi Saint and to have a different experience altogether, I decided to visit the final resting place of the Saint, very early in the morning on a Sunday.
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| Dargah is blissfully beautiful |
Things were so different and so beautiful. It was so peaceful and soothing early in the morning. I had a look at the famous baoli which was the subject matter of imperial concern at the time it was being dug out. When the imperial order issued by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq of banning work on baoli did not succeed, workers out of devotion to the Saint worked in night. When oil was stopped being sold, another Sufi Saint Chirag-i-Dill is said to have lamps burn with the baoli water.
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| Baoli is serene in the morning. |
The shrine is so peaceful in the morning. I had a chance to get inside the sanctum, pray to the Saint, appreciate the beauty of the place and was lucky to be told about the history of Dargah by the caretakers of the tomb. It is such a beautiful work done on the ceiling, walls of the tomb, over hundreds of years.
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| Beautiful lattices at Dargah. |
I had a chance to visit Amir Khusro tomb, the Khilji mosque, tombs of Jahanara Begum, Mohammad Shah, Mirza jehangir and the adjacent tombs of Atagha Khan, Mirza Ghalib, the16th century Chausath Khamba and the Ghalib Academy.
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| Walls of Dargah are beautiful with threads tied by devotees. |
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| The Saint lies in serenity here. |
The whole experience was superb. Unless you want to absorb the atmosphere of music and emotions, early morning is the best time to visit the tomb.
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| Beautiful wall of Dargah with work in Gold. |
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| The Ceiling and walls of Dargah are beautiful. |
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| Beautiful Dargah walls. |
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