Ajmer Sharif Dargah

Ajmer sharif Dargah in Ajmer.

Ajmer Sharif Dargah, Ajmer Dargah, Ajmer Sharif or Dargah Sharif^[1] is a Sufi shrine (dargah) of the revered Sufi saint, Moinuddin Chishti, located at Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The shrine has Chishti's grave (Maqbara).^[2]

Visits

In the present day, the tomb of Moinuiddin Chishti continues to be one of the most popular sites of religious visitation for Sunni Muslims in the Indian subcontinent, with over "hundreds of thousands of people from all over the Indian sub-continent assembling there on the occasion of [the saint's] ʿUrs or death anniversary." Additionally, the site also attracts many Hindus, who have also venerated the Islamic saint since the medieval period.

Structure

The Bihisti Darwaza is made of silver and it is washed with rose water by pilgrims in the afternoon. It is believed that touching it guarantees one a place in Heaven. It is also believed that roses offered to the dargah during the festival are sourced from Pushkar, a site deemed holy for Hindus.

Ajmer Sharif Dargah Media

Akbar visiting the tomb of Khwajah Mu'in ad-Din Chishti at Ajmer - 16th century painting by Basawan
Head priest of the shrine, Dewan Syed Zainul Abedin Chisti Ajmeri
The street approaching the dargah
Ajmer Sharif dargah
Night View of Ajmer Sharif Dargah
Dargah Sharif, Ajmer, 1893
Buland Darwaza, erected by Sultan Mahmood Khilji
Mausoleum of Moinuddin Chishti
Qawali at the front of Dargah
Ajmer Sharif Dargah is the famous mosque of ajmer.