PRIME SITES
Dargah Khwaja Sahib
 Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti -
probably the most important Muslim shrine in the Indian subcontinent
with hundreds of thousands of pilgrims flocking here especially during
the Urs celebrations.
During the celebrations, the devotees' food is cooked in two
enormous degs (cauldron), one of them nearly 10 feet in diameter,
and then follows the ritual of "looting the degs". After
emptying them at lightning speed, attendants jump inside the steaming
hot interiors to scrape out the dregs - all in just 3-4 minutes
flat!
Adhai din ka Jhonpra
 Literally meaning
"the hut of two-and-a-half days", it was originally a Sanskrit college
which was destroyed by Mohammad Ghauri and converted into a mosque in
just two-and-a-half days. Built in 1193 AD, It is the finest and the
largest specimen of the early Muslim mosque that now exists, and a great
example of Indo-Muslim architecture.
Narsiyan Jain temple
The Digambar Jain Temple , also known as the Sidhkut Chaitalaya
was constructed in 1864-65 AD.Justbehind this temple is the Svarna
Nagari Hall,housing gilt wooden representation of scenes from Jain
Nagari Hall.
Taragarh Fort
A steep one and a half hour climb beyond the
Adhai-din-ka-jhopra leads to the ruins of the Taragarh Fort, perched on
a hill. One can have an excellent view of the city from here. The fort
was the site of the military activity during the Mughal period, later
used as a sanitarium by the British.
The Museum
Once the royal residence of Emperor Akbar ,the museum
houses a rich repository of the Mughal and Rajput armour and exquisite
sculptures.
Mayo College
One of the India’s best public schools, located in
the south-east of the Ana Sagar, has now been converted to the Circuit
House. The lake and the cenotaph and the shrine of the Hindu reformer
Swami Dayanand, founder of the Arya Samaj movement in India, can be
viewed from here.
Foy Sagar
A picturesque artificial lake named after the engineer
for who created it under a famine relief project.
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