Adhai Din ka Jhnpra Adhai Din ka Jhnpra, Ajmer Adhai din ka Jhnpra is a msque in Ajmer which is said t be built in tw and a half days. This mnument was built after Mhammad Ghri defeated Prithvi Raj Chauhan III. It is said that previusly a Sanskrit cllege existed there and the mnument was cnstructed n its ruins. This tutrial will let yu knw abut the histry f the msque alng with the structures present inside. Yu will als get the infrmatin abut the best time t visit it alng with hw t reach the msque. Audience This tutrial is designed fr the peple wh wuld like t knw abut the histry f Adhai Din ka Jhnpra msque alng with the interirs and design f the msque. This msque is visited by many peple frm India and abrad. Prerequisites This is a brief tutrial designed nly fr infrmatinal purpse. There are n prerequisites as such. All that yu shuld have is a keen interest t explre new places and experience their charm. Cpyright & Disclaimer Cpyright 2017 by Tutrials Pint (I) Pvt. Ltd. All the cntent and graphics published in this e-bk are the prperty f Tutrials Pint (I) Pvt. Ltd. The user f this e-bk is prhibited t reuse, retain, cpy, distribute, r republish any cntents r a part f cntents f this e-bk in any manner withut written cnsent f the publisher. We strive t update the cntents f ur website and tutrials as timely and as precisely as pssible, hwever, the cntents may cntain inaccuracies r errrs. Tutrials Pint (I) Pvt. Ltd. prvides n guarantee regarding the accuracy, timeliness, r cmpleteness f ur website r its cntents including this tutrial. If yu discver any errrs n ur website r in this tutrial, please ntify us at cntact@tutrialspint.cm. 1
Adhai Din ka Jhnpra Table f Cntents Adhai Din ka Jhnpra, Ajmer... 1 Audience... 1 Prerequisites... 1 Cpyright & Disclaimer... 1 Table f Cntents... 2 1. ADHAI DIN KA JHONPRA OVERVIEW... 3 2. ADHAI DIN KA JHONPRA HISTORY... 6 3. ADHAI DIN KA JHONPRA ARCHITECTURE... 8 4. ADHAI DIN KA JHONPRA HOW TO REACH?... 10 5. ADHAI DIN KA JHONPRA NEARBY PLACES... 14 2
1. Adhai din ka Jhnpra Overview Adhai Din ka Jhnpra Adhai Din ka Jhnpra is a msque built n the ruins f an ld Sanskrit cllege. Muhammad Ghri rdered that a msque shuld be built within 60 hurs s that he can ffer prayers. S the wrkers tried but culd nt cmplete the task. But they were able t build screen wall where Mhammad Ghri culd ffer prayers. Ajmer Ajmer is ne f the ppular cities f Rajasthan due t the presence f the dargah f Sufi saint Khwaja Minuddin Chishti. It is nt cnfirmed but histry says that the city was funded either by Ajayraja I r Ajayraja II wh belnged t Shakambhari Chahaman dynasty. Besides the dargah, anther pilgrimage site is Pushkar which is 10km away frm Ajmer. 3
Adhai Din ka Jhnpra Visiting Hurs Adhai Din ka Jhnpra can be visited frm 7:00am in the mrning t 7:00pm in the evening. The mnument is pened n all days including the public hlidays. There is nthing much t see in the mnument but still it may take arund ne hur t visit the whle mnument. Tickets There is n entry fee t visit the msque and peple can visit it any time during the visiting hurs. Best Time t Visit Best time t visit Ajmer and the msque is frm Nvember t March as the climate is very pleasant. Thugh January is very chilly, but still peple will enjy visiting the city during this perid. Where t Stay? As the city f Ajmer is very ppular fr its dargah and adhai din ka jhnpra, there are many htels in which turists can stay. There are cheap htels and star htels where peple can enjy their stay accrding t their budget. Sme f the htels with their lcatin are as fllws: Five-Star Htels Dera Masuda lcated at Mtisar Rad Pushkar Aaram Bagh lcated at Ganahera Pushkar Ananta Spa & Resrts lcated at Leelasevri, Pushkar The Gateway Resrt lcated at Pushkar Bypass Jaipur Rad, Ajmer 4
Adhai Din ka Jhnpra WH Ryal Tents lcated at Mbile Camp, Pushkar Fur-Star Htels Cuntry Inn & Suites by Carlsn lcated at Sushant City Htel Chitvan lcated at Jaipur Rad Paradizz Resrt lcated at Jaipur Rad Grand Xenia lcated ppsite Chidiya Bawdi, Kishangarh Pushkar Resrts lcated at Mtisar Rad Pushkar Three-Star Htels Htel Plaza Inn lcated near Dargah Shareef Regal Htel lcated at Dargah Rad, Ganj Htel Data Inn lcated at Shrinagar Rad Htel Vega Inn lcated at Jaipur Rad Htel Mansingh Palace lcated at Vaishali Nagar Budget r Tw-Star Htels Htel Regency lcated utside Delhi Gate Htel Treeb Siddharth lcated at Jaipur Rad Htel Ryal Palace lcated inside Delhi gate Htel Imperial Palace lcated Dargah Rad Htel Star lcated utside Delhi Gate Cheap r One-Star Htels Haveli Heritage Inn lcated at Kutchary Rad Htel Baba Palace lcated at Dargah Rad Htel Shri Shivam Palace lcated at Dargah Shareef Htel Omni Palace lcated at Jaipur Rad Htel Mannat Palace and Restaurant lcated at Dargah Shareef 5
2. Adhai din ka Jhnpra Histry Adhai Din ka Jhnpra Adhai Din ka Jhnpra is a msque that is said t be built within tw and a half days by the rder f Mhammad Ghri. The sultan rdered the msque t be built within 60 hurs and the wrkers wrked day and night but were nly able t cnstruct a screen wall s that the sultan culd ffer his prayers. Adhai Din ka Jhnpra under Chauhan Dynasty During the perid f Chauhan dynasty, there was a Sanskrit cllege built by Vigraharaja IV, als knwn as Visaladeva, wh belnged t Shakambhari Chahaman r Chauhan dynasty. The cllege was built in square shape and a dme-shaped pavilin was cnstructed n each crner f the building. A temple was als there that was dedicated t Gddess Sarasvati. The cnstructin f the building includes the features f Hindu and Jain architecture. Sme histrians say that the msque was built by the materials used after the destructin f sme ld and abandned Hindu Temples. Others say that the Sanskrit cllege was a cllege f the Jains. The lcal peple say that Seth Viramdeva cnstructed the cllege t celebrate Panch Kalyanaka. The msque was cnstructed after the defeat f Prithvi Raj Chauhan III by Mhammad Ghri in the secnd battle f Tarain. Adhai Din ka Jhnpra under Delhi Sultanate After defeating Prithvi Raj Chauhan III, nce Mhammad Ghri was passing by Ajmer and saw many temples s he rdered his slave named Qutbuddin Aibak t cnstruct a msque s that he can ffer prayers. The sultan als rdered that the msque has t be built within tw and a half days. 6
Adhai Din ka Jhnpra The wrkers wrked hard and were able t cnstruct a screen wall where the sultan culd ffer his prayers. The msque was cmpleted in 1199 accrding t an inscriptin. Iltumish, the successr f Qutbuddin Aibak, built a screened wall with arches and inscriptins n it. The inscriptins have the name f Iltumish and the supervisr named Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-arid. Histry behind the Name The name f the msque is Adhai Din ka Jhnpra which means shed f tw and a half day. There are many things related t the name f the msque. Accrding t a legend, the life f a human being is tw and a half day n earth. Histrians say that there was a fair used t be held fr tw and a half days in ancient times. Other assumptins say that during the Maratha era, fakirs came t celebrate urs and s the msque was started being called jhnpra. Since the urs was held fr tw and a half days, s the msque was named as adhai din ka jhnpra. 7
Adhai Din ka Jhnpra 3. Adhai din ka Jhnpra Architecture Adhai Din ka Jhnpra is ne f the ldest msque in India that was built n the basis f Ind-Islamic architecture. Mhammad Ghri rdered the cnstructin f the msque which was designed by Abu Bakr f Herat wh came with the Sultan. Each side f the building has the height f 259 feet. Peple can enter the msque frm suthern and eastern gates. Exterir Structure f the Msque Ttal number f pillars in the msque were 344 and the actual building had 124 pillars ut f which 92 were n the eastern side and 64 were n the ther sides. Iltumish als built a huge screen whse arches were built by using yellw limestne. There are seven arches ut f which the largest ne has the height f 60 feet while thers are smaller nes. There are small panels in the arch t pass sunlight. The arches als have the verses f the Hly Quran. Alng with this, there are inscriptins written in Kufic and Tughra script. Interir Structure f the Msque The measurement f the interir prtin is 200 feet x 175 feet. The design f the pillars are similar t the temples f Hindus and Jains. Histrians say that many pillars belnged t Hindu and Jain temples but sme were cnstructed by the Muslim rulers. The ceilings f the msque are als a cmbinatin f Hindu and Islamic architecture. 8
Adhai Din ka Jhnpra Muazzin Twers Muazzin twers are lcated in tw minarets each having a diameter f 10.5 inches. The lcatin f these minarets is n the tp f the screen wall whse thickness is 11.5 feet. The minarets have angular and circular flutes which were ne f the features f cnstructin f Delhi Sultanate. 9
Adhai Din ka Jhnpra 4. Adhai din ka Jhnpra Hw t Reach? Ajmer is directly linked t many majr and small cities f India via rail and rad netwrk. Ajmer des nt have its airprt but Jaipur and Delhi are the nearest airprts frm where many dmestic and freign flights depart. Distance f sme f the majr cities frm Ajmer is as fllws: Ajmer t Jaipur By rail 98km By rad 130km Ajmer t Delhi By rail 444km By rad 403km Ajmer t Ratlam By rail 375km By rad 403km Ajmer t Chittaurgarh By rail 178km 10
Adhai Din ka Jhnpra By rad 191km Ajmer t Udaipur By rail 290km By rad 271km Ajmer t Agra By rail 363km By rad 371km Ajmer t Ahmedabad By rail 485km By rad 555km Ajmer t Marwar By rail 140km By rad 174km By Air Ajmer des nt have airprt but the nearest internatinal airprt is Sanganer airprt f Jaipur which is arund 130km away frm Ajmer. Turists wh want t visit Adhai Din ka Jhnpra can cme t Jaipur by air and then catch a train r bus r hire a taxi t cme t Ajmer. By Train Ajmer is well-cnnected t many cities in India thrugh railway netwrk. Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Janshatabdi, Garib Rath superfast and fast trains alng with passenger trains have stppage here. Many trains als riginate and terminate here. The trains cnnect Ajmer t all the metrplitan cities except Chennai. 11
Adhai Din ka Jhnpra By Rad Rajasthan State Rad Transprt Crpratin runs deluxe and semi-deluxe AC and nn-ac buses frm Ajmer t Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai, Allahabad, Lucknw and ther places. Besides this, there are private bus and taxi peratrs that prvide cnveyance t ther cities. 12
Adhai Din ka Jhnpra Lcal Transprt Turists can mve arund Ajmer either thrugh aut rickshaws r taxis which can be hired fr a fixed perid f time. Anther mde f lcal transprt is the lcal bus which carries peple t their destinatin. 13
Adhai Din ka Jhnpra 5. Adhai din ka Jhnpra Nearby Places Adhai Din ka Jhnpra is ne f the ppular places which the turists cme t visit. There are many ther places which the turists can visit and the mst imprtant ne is the dargah f Khwaja Minuddin Chishti. Sme f the places t visit in Ajmer are as fllws: Khwaja Minuddin Chishti Dargah Khwaja Minuddin Chishti dargah is als knwn as Ajmer Sharif dargah where peple f different cmmunities cme t pray and ask fr their needs. The dargah was built by Shah Jahan. Nizam Gate is the main gate frm where peple can make an entry t the building. The Nizam gate is fllwed by Shah Jahani gate which is further fllwed by Buland Darwaza built by Mahmud Khilji. Nasiyan Jain Temple Nasiyan Jain Temple, als knwn as Ajmer Jain Temple and Sni ji ki Nasiyan, was built in 19 th century. There are several images in the main chamber called Swarn Nagri. These images are made with wd and plated with gld. 14
Adhai Din ka Jhnpra The temple mainly belngs t Digambara Jains and is dedicated t Lrd Rishabhdev, the first Tirthankara f Jains. The cnstructin f the temple was started in 1864 and Lrd Rishabhdev s image was installed in 1865. Ana Sagar Lake Ana Sagar Lake was built by the grandfather f Prithvi Raj Chauhan whse name was Amraja, als called Ana. The lake cvers an area f 13km. The pavilins, knwn as Baradari, were cnstructed by Shah Jahan in 1637. There is a garden called Daulat Bagh which was cnstructed by Jahangir. 15
Adhai Din ka Jhnpra Shah Jahan s Msque Shah Jahan s Msque in Ajmer lies within the precincts f the dargah f Khwaja Minuddin Chishti. Shah Jahan built this msque due t a vw which he has taken during the Mewar campaign. The dimensins f the msque is 148 feet x 25 feet. The msque was built by using white marble and there are five entrances frm where peple can enter the msque. The main area where prayer is ffered is built n a platfrm where peple can g thrugh a staircase. Akbar s Palace Akbar s Palace is a beautiful mnument in Ajmer which was built in 1570AD. Akbar frequently visited Ajmer fr pilgrimage s he built the palace as a residence fr himself. The palace was built in such a way that the attackers culd nt enter the palace and attack the persns inside. 16
Adhai Din ka Jhnpra The palace is surrunded by tw magnificent walls. It is the same palace where meeting between Jahangir and Sir Thmas Re was held. During the British Perid, the palace was named as Rajputana Arsenal. In 1908, a prtin f the palace was cnverted int a museum. 17