Chilla Nizamuddin Auliya
Chilla Nizamuddin Auliya
Chilla Nizamuddin Auliya
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Neighborhood: Nizamuddin
Another popular upmarket residential neighbourhood of Delhi with many small
parks and home to expats, Nizamuddin is most famous for the Sufi shrine, Hazrat
Nizamuddin Dargah. It’s a beautiful confluence of faith, heritage and contemporary Delhi. The busy streets leading to the dargah offer a rich cultural and culinary taste of Delhi, especially on Thursday evenings when the area comes alive with soulful Sufi music and qawwalis at the shrine. As you walk along the colourful street
markets selling flowers and knick-knacks, the road ahead further leads to the
majestic Humayun’s Tomb, a significant historical landmark and one of Delhi’s best
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Satyendra Garg
National Capital Territory of Delhi, India6,946 contributions
Aug 2015 • Solo
The famous Sufi Saint Nizamuddin Aulia on whose name this area is known lived at this place for 65 years till his demise. Today Dargah of Nizamuddin, a few kilometers away from this place is visited by thousands of people for prayers while the place is hardly known to general public.
Khanqah is a small monastery used for praying. For 65 years the saint lived, meditated, interacted with his followers here and died here. Chillah is the place where the saint secludes himself for 40 days from public and followers and does intense penance without food, water or sleep. One portion of the structure has his living quarters where he lived and worshiped God. Adjacent to the building is a graveyard. In the front portion of the building is the grave of its builder Ziauddin Waqil who built it for the saint even when he was told that he might not survive the completion of this structure. He reportedly died the same day when the structure got completed. A quiet, peaceful place not visited by general public but extremely soothing.
Khanqah is a small monastery used for praying. For 65 years the saint lived, meditated, interacted with his followers here and died here. Chillah is the place where the saint secludes himself for 40 days from public and followers and does intense penance without food, water or sleep. One portion of the structure has his living quarters where he lived and worshiped God. Adjacent to the building is a graveyard. In the front portion of the building is the grave of its builder Ziauddin Waqil who built it for the saint even when he was told that he might not survive the completion of this structure. He reportedly died the same day when the structure got completed. A quiet, peaceful place not visited by general public but extremely soothing.
Written August 4, 2015
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shek2005
Mumbai, India805 contributions
Nov 2018 • Friends
Nothing much to see here. Chilla Nizamuddin Auliya is another historical place to visit in Delhi....
Written January 30, 2019
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Kumar S
New Delhi, India420 contributions
May 2018 • Solo
This shrine is located in Jangpura, the nearest metro to this place is Jangpura Metro Station of violet line. From metro station, it is located at walking distance.
Written June 30, 2018
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Shilpamittal
New Delhi, India413 contributions
Sep 2016 • Solo
Another historical place to visit in Delhi. One will find hardly any tourist here. Nothing much to see here.
Written January 31, 2017
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Arun Prakash Ray
Manali, India205 contributions
Apr 2016 • Friends
The day you are done with your ego trip, come to KhwajaSaab's chilla where he has stayed and taught his disciples. Cleanse your soul, kiss the doorstep of this Sufi khanqah.
Written April 29, 2016
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travelforfun395
Guwahati, India175 contributions
Apr 2015 • Solo
the famous sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya lived here many centuries ago but this place is totally deserted with now very low footfall. I visited it on the special recommendation of my tour guide
Written August 30, 2015
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pradeep k
114 contributions
Nov 2019 • Family
Most peace ful place,many people come to pray in this tomb,its shares its rubble masonry boundary walls with humayun tomb on one side and another side gurdwara damdama sahib,
Written December 28, 2019
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