Adhai Din ka Jhonpraअढ़ाई दिन का झोंपड़ा
A 1199 mosque raised on the pillars of a Chauhan Sanskrit college, behind the Dargah.
See what is open on your dateOpen in Google MapsWhereAjmer, Rajasthan
Dhundhar & Ajmer
Dhundhar & Ajmer
Kind of placeMonuments & Heritage, Pilgrimage Routes
Best time to visit15 October to 15 March
Good seasonsPost-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February)
DifficultyEasy
Time needed1 hr
Base and nearbyDargah Bazaar, Ajmer
EntryFree · ASI
About Adhai Din ka Jhonpra
Qutb-ud-din Aibak had this mosque built in 1199 on the site of a Sanskrit college of the Chauhan king Vigraharaja IV, reusing its pillars: seventy of them, carved and stacked three high, hold up the prayer hall. Iltutmish added the seven-arched screen of Kufic and Tughra calligraphy in 1213. The name, the shed of two and a half days, comes from a later fair or a legend of a hurried build. It is behind the Dargah and usually empty.
What to see and do
- Seventy reused Hindu and Jain temple pillars
- The seven-arched calligraphic screen of 1213
- Remains of the Chauhan Sanskrit college
- Two minutes behind the Dargah
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