Thousand Lights Mosque       Worship

      Royapettah, Peters Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Peters Colony, Thousand Lights, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600086, India

The Thousand Lights place of worship meet a section of 3 acres is one among the most important mosques in Asian country and is set on Pakistani monetary unit Boswellia serrata Road. engineered by governor Umdat-ul-Umra in 1810, the place of worship bears a story behind its name. it's aforesaid that one thousand lights required to be lit so as to illuminate the auditorium and thus it absolutely was named Thousand Lights place of worship. it's additionally believed that the lights were lit by the Indian National Congress to mark their initial visit to Madras.

The place of worship has been inbuilt medieval style of architecture and has multiple domes and spearing minarets that ar or so sixty four metres tall. Another place of worship with 2 tall minarets and 5 inward arching domes that depict the western Asian influence was side in 1981. the most hall set at the bottom floor is employed to supply prayers by men. girls provide their prayers during a separate space. There ar 2 rooms on the second floor referred to as as Bargah and ar wont to represent sanctuary.

The Thousand Lights place of worship may be a pilgrim's journey web site for the Muslim Muslims and it's set at an area that wont to be the standing place for them throughout the month of Islamic calendar month. It witnesses an outsized crowd throughout the annual Islamic calendar month competition. The place of worship is additionally home of Chief Shiah Ghazi Moulana Ghulam Mahadi Khan of state. The Thousand Lights place of worship additionally encompasses a Shiah necropolis is within.


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