Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra
Recently, an Ajmer court admitting a petition to survey the revered Dargah Sharif has renewed similar demands for the historic Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra.
- Ajmer’s Deputy Mayor has claimed that the site was originally a Sanskrit college and Jain temple before being converted into a mosque in the 12th century.
Brief Description
- It is one of the oldest mosques in the country, located in Ajmer, Rajasthan. It is also the second oldest completed mosque in North India, after the Quwwat ul Islam mosque in Delhi.
- It was commissioned by Qutabuddin Aibak after the Muhammad of Ghor defeated Prithviraj III (popularly known ....
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