This temple is found in the bylane of Katara neel, also known as Gali Mandir wali.The lane starts with a mosque at the corner and ends with the Shiva temple. On the left side of the katara, this small Shiva temple is located. This temple has a Shivalaya. In…
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This temple is approximately 200 years old. It was built by Mr. Hardev. Since he was a resident of Jhajhjhar, this temple was also called Jhajhjharwala (of Jhajhjhar). There are two temples in its premises. One temple has marble statue of Radha and Krishna’s idol is of black marble….
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Also known for its mythological name, ‘Vishveshwar Mahadev’, the Ghanteshwar Mandir of Katara Neel is one of the oldest Aryavrata temples. Saubhare Samhita and Padam Puran have also spoken about its mythological name. This temple is found in Katra Neel, which was originally known as Vidyapuri.
Ghanteshwar Mandir is considered highly sacred, and its…
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Built by Naval kishore(Goswami?), this temple is situated in Katra Neel. As we enter the katra and pass through Gali Ghanteshwar, this Radha Krishna temple is found on the left side. The temple contains idols of Lord Ganesh and Lord Hanuman along with the famous Radha-Krishna idols. Within the…
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In the busy lanes of Chawri Bazaar, there is history and folklore at every step that is waiting to be discovered. In fact, you come to expect centuries old stories to spring at you everywhere, when you set out exploring in this area. But even then, we were unprepared…
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Kalan Masjid in Old Delhi can be found on the road that leads to the Turkman Gate in Mohalla Bulbuli Khana. This mosque was built by Wajeere-Azam Khan Jehan in 1387 AD during the reign of Emperor Feroze Shah.
Though Kalan Masjid is its real name, most people recognise this place as Kali Masjid (Black Mosque), which…
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On the land of Delhi big scholars of Islam and Fakirs (Sainst) came who taught the lesson of humanity. People from all religions were their disciples. Among those Fakirs (Saints) was this Hazrat Shah Turkman Sahab also who was a scholar of the highest grade.
His name was Shareef Shamshul-Aarfeen…
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This temple was built during the last period of Mughal era. It is also known as Siri Gosai Temple.
