Hazrath
Nathervali durgah
dedicated
to Sufi saint Nathervali, is a historical
1000
year old place
of worship
situated in the heart of Tiruchirapally,
fourth largest city in the state of Tamil Nadu, S.India
and
is a major pilgrimage center for Muslims.
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This
durgah is one of the oldest ones
in India and has a beautiful architecture.
The 70
foot dome,
below
which the great saint's interned,
is
made up of
uniformly styled
high
quality shining marble
stones
giving
the durgh
a majestic
look.
The
dome was built by Chanda Shahib, a well-known
Muslim
ruler,
who once fought along with the French forces led by Duplex against
the British army which was for the first time led by Robert Clive,
then a clerk in the East India company office at Madras(now
Chennai).
This durgah is famous for urs festival held every year in August well attended both by Hindus and Muslims.
This durgah is famous for urs festival held every year in August well attended both by Hindus and Muslims.
Hazrath
Nathervali was the first earliest Sufi saint to have brought Islam
to southern India.
In the early days the saint earned the respect and reverence of the
local people of all faiths and settled down in this area.
Later
he decided to build a mosque here. The
ground,
where this durgah of great antiquity stands now and surrounding
places,
were donated by a Hindu king of the great Chola dynasty
of
Thanjavur.
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