The tomb of Mirza Ghalib sits within a quiet, stone-walled courtyard in the Nizamuddin Basti, tucked away from the crowded lanes leading to the nearby shrine of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya. You can identify the site by its small, enclosed…
Nizamuddin Basti Walking Tour
This walk takes you through the 700-year-old living settlement of Nizamuddin Basti, a labyrinth of historic tombs, sacred Sufi shrines, and ancient stepwells.
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1. Mazar-e-Mirza Asad Ullah Khan Ghalib Tomb
2. Chausath Khambha
Chausath Khamba is a square mausoleum constructed entirely of white marble, recognizable by its sixty-four pillars that support twenty-five interior bays. Built between sixteen twenty-three and sixteen twenty-four during the reign of…
3. Urs Mahal
Urs Mahal is an assembly hall located near the shrine of the Sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya in New Delhi. It serves as a dedicated stage for qawwali performances, particularly during the annual Urs festivals that mark the death…
4. Ataga khan tomb
The tomb of Ataga Khan is a square red sandstone mausoleum identifiable by its dome and its intricate white marble inlays. Built between fifteen sixty-two and fifteen sixty-six, the structure honors a man who rose from a foot soldier to…
5. Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah Baoli
The Hazrat Nizamuddin Baoli is a seven-hundred-year-old stepwell, recognizable by its deep, rectangular stone tank and the series of steps that descend eighty feet below the ground to a natural spring. Built in thirteen twenty-one by the…
6. Dargah Hazrat Amir Khusro
The tomb of Hazrat Amir Khusro features intricate filigreed marble screens, known as jalis, that enclose the poet’s final resting place within a domed structure. This site sits inside the larger Sufi shrine complex of his mentor, the saint…
7. Tomb Of Jahan-ara Begum The Daughter of Shahjahan
This tomb is identified by its stark simplicity, consisting of an open-air marble enclosure that lacks a roof. Unlike the grand, domed mausoleums built for other Mughal royals, this grave is hollowed at the top and exposed to the sky,…
8. Dargah Nizamuddin Aulia
The Dargah Nizamuddin Aulia is defined by a central dome featuring striking vertical stripes of black marble, crowned by a distinct lotus-shaped crest. This site serves as the mausoleum of the fourteenth-century Sufi saint Nizamuddin…
9. Hazrat Sufi Inayat Khan Dargah
The Dargah of Hazrat Inayat Khan is a quiet, well-maintained sanctuary that sits tucked away within the dense, bustling neighborhood of Basti Hazrat Nizamuddin. It serves as the final resting place of Inayat Khan, a musician and mystic who…