Ajmer Sharif Dargah

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Ajmer Sharif Dargah : 

✅ Among the holiest Muslim Shrines, located in Ajmer  ( Rajasthan).

✅ Dedicated to Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti , a revered Sufi Saint from Persia.

About Shrine : 

✅ Earliest structure was built in 15th C. by Khalji Rulers of Malwa.

✅ An example of Indo - Islamic Architecture, domes with Lotus designs.

Features :

✅ Buland Darwaza :  constructed by Sultan Mahmud khan Khalji .

✅ White Marble Dome :  constructed by Mughal emperor Humayun in 1532 to honour Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti after his passing.

✅ Akbari Masjid : constructed during Emperor Akbar's reign.

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