INDIA
A tomb, mosque and a Baoli of the 15th century that have stood the test of time are now in ruins
As one walks in the dingy lanes close to one of the city's posh areas, garbage can be seen strewn across the streets as well as a crumbling structure which was once revered by the Sultan Muizuddin Mubarak Shah Sayyid of the Sayyid Dynasty royalty. The emperor between 1421 and 1434 AD, he planned the construction of this tomb, which later became his mausoleum.
The tomb and the mosque built in the 15th century are among the oldest structures in the city, but like a majority of the heritage structures, these also stand neglected. They are surrounded by heaps of garbage and have visible graffiti marks drawn by visitors. The original architecture on the walls and the inside of the tomb are still intact, however, houses have now cropped up and the population in the area has ruined the structure, marks of which are quite evident on the walls.
"We moved here decades ago. But, nobody comes here so we use the space inside and around it," said a local on the condition of anonymity. "It is a good space to play cards and smoke some hookah," added another.
Every day a group of men play cards inside the monument, they sip tea and pass the hookah pipe among them. While they discard tea cups and biscuit wrappers in the premises, one of the gates is used to dry clothes. DNA also found a huge pile of fevicol and gum tubes dumped inside.
The tomb, which is octagonal in shape, has a small verandah and three entrances to the main hall which houses six graves. Even though the tomb's ceiling has Quranic inscriptions, the locals, a majority of Hindu Gurjars from Haryana have hung posters and photos of Hindu deities inside the complex. There are chhatris on every side of the octagonal wall which also lets the sunlight in.
Just about 100 meters from the tomb is a funerary mosque, the path to which has a huge garbage dump that has to be crossed over on foot. The mosque has a board on its entrance that says 'Protected Monument' i.e. a monument of National importance under the 'Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act' 1951. The children in the vicinity do not know its importance and have made the compound area their playground.
Close to the tomb and mosque existed a Baoli, which can barely be recognised now.
Satellite view of the tomb on Google Earth shows the tomb and the mosque along the houses and almost no lanes. It fails to show a closer view of the narrow lanes and one has to rely on the age-old method of asking locals to get to the tomb and mosque
The structure was once revered by the Sultan Muizuddin Mubarak Shah Sayyid of the Sayyid Dynasty royalty.
The emperor between 1421 and 1434 AD, he planned the construction of this tomb, which later became his mausoleum.
The monuments are surrounded by heaps of garbage and have visible graffiti marks scribbled by visitors.
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