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The village of Chiragh-Delhi, on Malaviya Nagar-Kalkaji road, grew up slowly around the Tomb of Nasiru'd-Din Mahmud entitled 'Raushan Chiragh-i-Dili' (illuminated lamp of Delhi), disciple of Hazrat Nizamu'd-Din whom he also succeeded as head of the Chishti sect. He died in 1356. The village was enclosed earlier within a large rubble-built rectangular enclosure with a gateway on each side, by Muhammad Bin Tughluq.
The tomb consists of a twelve-pillared square chamber, enclosed within perforated screens and surmounted by a plastered dome rising from an octagonal drum, with small domed turrets at the four corners.
It has been renovated, decorated and provided with several halls from time to time, such as a 'Majlis-Khana' (assembly hall), Mahfil-Khana (symposium hall) and several mosques among which, one was built by King Farrukhsiyar (1713-19). There exits also numerous tombs and graves inside the enclosure of the dargah. |
