As one starts walking down Lal Kuan, passing a police station and a row of shops selling nuts, bolts, fittings and electric wires, one will see a red sandstone mosque rise up, almost out of the blue. The mosque has a marquee in white emblazoned on the centre, reading…
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Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib is one of the 10 historical gurdwaras of Delhi. It is a place of high symbolic and religious significance for the Sikh community and, thus, constitutes an important site of pilgrimage.
The gurdwara commemorates the beheading of the ninth Guru, Tegh Bahadur, who was executed at…
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Central Baptist Church is an evangelist church located in Chandni Chowk. It was established by the Baptist Missionary Society in 1860 and is, thus, the most ancient church in Delhi designated for the Indian Christian congregation.
The Baptist Missionary Society, based in London, was already present in Delhi much before…
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Saint James Church, located next to Kashmiri Gate, is probably the most ancient church in Delhi that still stands tall. It was built by Colonel James Skinner between 1823 and 1836.
James Skinner was the son of a Scottish man and a Rajput princess, and member of the British army…
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India’s largest mosque is one of the last monuments built under Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan’s reign. Its construction started in 1650 and was completed in 1656, after which it remained the royal mosque of the emperors until the end of the Mughal dynasty.
Estimations consider that the total cost of…
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One of the lanes originating from Hauz Qazi Chowk leads to Sitaram Bazaar. It is a market mostly populated by the Hindu community and is famous for a number of temples that one can spot on the roadside, every 10 steps.
Nestled in the bustling bylanes of Sitaram Bazaar in…
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On the right side of Katra Neel is this small but beautiful temple of Maa Kali. As one enters the temple, one is mesmirised by the beauty of two brass idols, which subtly reflects on element of time and days gone by. This temple actually has three main idols, surrounded by other smaller idols.
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Siddhi Peeth Mandir
Situated in Koocha Brajanath, this temple is almost 250 years old. and houses the Shiv Linga, besides the idols of Hindu gods and goddesses Radha & Krishna, Mahesh and Hanuman.
Shri Radha-Krishna Mandir
As one walks from Katra Neel towards the Fatehpuri Masjid, one can spot the Shri Radha-Krishna temple on the right side where a…
