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Dargah of Bakhtiyar Kaki
In the Mehrauli area is the dargah (shrine) of the Sufi saint, Khwaja
Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki. Within the dargah complex are several other
graves and adjacent to them in a marble enclosure are the graves of the
Mughal emperors, Akbar, Bahadurshah Zafar and Shah Alam. One can see
through the jaalis (meshes) the grave of Khwaja Sahib. Only men are
allowed to enter it and see the garish marble and mirror studded domed
pavilion built over the simple grave just over 50 years ago. On the
marble jaalis surrounding the grave are many coloured threads by
pilgrims to mark a wish that they may have made. If their wish is
fulfilled, then they return to the grave and untie the thread. Next to
the dargah's Ajmere gate is Moti Masjid, a small mosque built for
private prayer by Bahadur Shah Zafar.
LOTUS TEMPLE
Temple for Baha’i Faith
The Bahá'í temple in Delhi, India was completed in 1986 and serves as
the Mother Temple of the Indian Subcontinent. It has won numerous
architectural awards and been featured in hundreds of newspaper and
magazine articles. The architect was an Iranian who now lives in Canada,
named Fariborz Sahba.
Inspired by the lotus flower, its design is composed of 27 free-standing
marble clad "petals" arranged in clusters of three to form nine sides.
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