Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra
अढ़ाई दिन का झोंपड़ा
One of India's earliest mosques, built with carved stone pillars taken from Hindu temples, with arched screens covered in Arabic calligraphy.
Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra was ordered built in 1192 by Qutb al-Din Aibak, the sultan of Delhi, and gets its name from the legend that it was completed in two and a half days. The prayer hall retains hundreds of finely carved stone pillars taken from an original Sanskrit college and Jain temples. The seven pointed arches of the front screen wall are covered with Kufic and Naskh calligraphy, making it an early masterpiece of Indo-Islamic architecture. It lies about a 5-minute walk behind the holy shrine, and admission is free.
Opening hours
About 06:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Ajmer Sharif Dargah
- Akbari Fort & Museum
- Taragarh Fort
- Soniji Ki Nasiyan (Ajmer Jain Temple)
- Ana Sagar Lake
- Foy Sagar Lake
- Varaha Ghat & Varaha Temple
- Pushkar Lake