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Dargah
of Pir Bala Shah: The Dargah of Pir Bala
Shah is to the west of the town along Bid-Ahmadnagar Road,
about 1.60 km. (a mile) away. It is in the centre of a courtyard
with a parapet wall around. The tomb has no built roof above
but is covered with a canopy of overhanging creepers. To the
right there is the tomb of his mother, surmounted by a dome.
Its walls bear lattice work. In the rear of the dargah there
is a small mosque, with two domes crowning the top. To the
left of it there are corridors. An annual urus is held in
honour of the Pir. It is attended by about 4.000 persons.
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Dargah
of Shahenshavali: About a furlong (.201
km) away from the town is the dargah of Shahenshavali, built
on an elevated ground which could be reached after climbing
a flight of 23 steps. It is enclosed by an arched compound
wall, an imposing gate with its top crowned by two minars
serving as the entrance. The dargah, with a small mosque in
its rear stands on a spacious plinth of 1.219 metres (4')
in height. On three sides of the plinth there are arches similar
to those of the compound wall. The actual tomb has a double
canopy-like structure the inner being smaller and supported
on 4 pillars. The outer one enclosing the inner one is much
bigger and has 12 pillars. The floor of the dargah is paved
with coloured marble tiles having floral patterns. On the
entrance gate is the old naubat-khana or the music gallery.
The dargah has an inam of 242.81 hectares (600 acres) of land.
In August an urus, attended by about 3,000 persons, is held.
In the compound there are many tombs of unknown persons. At
the bottom of the stairway leading to the dargah there is
a well.
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Rajuri
Masjid: The mosque is located near Rajuri darvaza,
one of the entrance gates to the town and hence is called
after the name of the gate. It was built during the life-time
of Muhammad Shah Ghazi, in the year 1135 Hijri, The entrance
to the mosque is on the eastern side. Its main hall is quite
spacious and has two rows of pillars forming ten arches. Similarly,
there are ten vaults, each in turn crowned with a small dome.
There is also an outer hall which has been added recently.