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Dargah Sharif Ajmer

It is the splendid tomb of the Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, more popularly known as Khwaja Sharif. The shrine is next only to Mecca or Medina for the Muslims of South Asia.

Akbar used to make a pilgrimage to the Dargah from Agra once a year. The mausoleum has a gigantic gate, which was built by the Nizam of Hyderabad. The two massive cauldrons in the courtyard are of particular interests and on the right side of the courtyard is the Akabari Masjid built in white marble.

There is another mosque in the courtyard built by Shahjahan from Agra once a year. The saints tomb with a splendid marble domes is in the centre of the second courtyard which is surrounded by a silver platform.

The shrine attracts thousands of pilgrims during the Urs commemorating the death anniversary of the Saint, held from the 1st to 6th day of the Islamic month of during this time is the major attraction.