The Haji Ali Dargah (Hindi: हाजी अली दरगाह) is a mosque and dargah (tomb) located on an islet off the coast of Worli in Mumbai. Lying as it does in the heart of the city, the dargah is one of the most recognizable landmarks of Mumbai.
The dargah was built in 1431 by a wealthy Muslim merchant and saint named Haji Ali who renounced all his wordly possessions before making a pilgrimage to Mecca. Legend has it that Haji Ali died on his way to Mecca and his body, in its casket, floated back to Mumbai. However, some believe that Haji Ali drowned at the place where the dargah stands today.
As many as 40,000 pilgrims visit the shrine on Thursdays and Fridays. People from all faiths visit & pray at the "dargah"
The whitewashed structure occupies an area of 4,500 metres, and an 85 foot (26 m) tower is the architectural highlight of the edifice. The tomb within the mosque is covered by a brocaded red and green chaddar (tomb cover sheet). It is supported by an exquisite silver frame. The main hall has marble pillars embellished with coloured mirror work: blue, green, yellow chips. The ninety-nine names of Allah are also written on the pillars.
Most of the structure is corroded due to saline winds blowing from the surrounding sea. It was last repaired in the 1960s, but civil engineers say the structure is beyond further repair. The Dargah Trust is awaiting permission to raze the structure and rebuild it with Makrana marble, the same marble used to build the Taj Mahal.
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sergiopigo 61 months ago | reply
Hai vinto un Mega Shot!
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kwfwk [deleted] 58 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Marlin images, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Sarvpriya Dewan/SD 57 months ago | reply
wonderful colors..
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Found in your popular shots.
Humayunn N A Peerzaada 57 months ago | reply
thnks so much sarvpriya for liking
Humayunn N A Peerzaada 57 months ago | reply
Thnks so much Sergiopigo and Ensensis for liking for the invite
ItsMandM 56 months ago | reply
This is beautiful.
Humayunn N A Peerzaada 56 months ago | reply
thnks so much M
Sudip...am back :) 56 months ago | reply
lovely colours. gr8 shot.
Keki Malegamwala 56 months ago | reply
Wonderful Just wonderful.
Humayunn N A Peerzaada 56 months ago | reply
thnks so much Sudip
Humayunn N A Peerzaada 56 months ago | reply
thnks so much Keki Sahab
digitaljournal.com 55 months ago | reply
Thank you for using the Creative Commons license with this photo. This image was published by DigitalJournal.com (The Power of Citizen Journalism) and you can see it here:
www.digitaljournal.com/article/262777
Humayunn N A Peerzaada 55 months ago | reply
Saw the article and read it as well ... article is very very well written etching out the life in Mumbai perfectly ... specially at this hour of crisis in our beloved city ur lines seems so apt
"We all are temporary actors on the world stage. Nothing is static in this world. We do not know what is in store for us at the next step. Death snatches someone from our mist. We feel sad on the loss of our dear and near one’s".
Picture looks nice there .. thnks so much for liking and putting it at the right place.
Thnks so much Armstrong Vaz.
Kumar Appaiah 53 months ago | reply
Humayunn, I observed that your photo is used in the Wikipedia article for Haji Ali. I wanted to commend you on your photo and thank you for choosing to license this with CC ShareAlike.
Humayunn N A Peerzaada 53 months ago | reply
thnks so much Kumar for liking, appreciating for this pic which was the first of my pictures which i had clicked
neeteesh 45 months ago | reply
great capture... very beautiful shot...
Humayunn N A Peerzaada 45 months ago | reply
thnks neeteesh for liking
Abhimanyu.Ghosh 40 months ago | reply
Brilliant composition!
Humayunn N A Peerzaada 39 months ago | reply
thnks AG
SaurabhChatterjee 31 months ago | reply
WOW!