Qadam e Rasool, Cuttack

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Qadam e Rasool
Qadam Rasool Shrine.JPG
Main dome of Qadam e Rasool
Religion
Affiliation Islam
District Cuttack
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Dargah
Location
LocationDargaah Bazaar, Cuttack, Odisha
Country India
Qadam e Rasool, Cuttack
Coordinates 20°29′4.67″N85°51′51.93″E / 20.4846306°N 85.8644250°E / 20.4846306; 85.8644250
Architecture
Type Dargah
Style Mughal architecture
Established18th century
Direction of façadeWest

Qadam e Rasool (foot-print of Mohammed), situated at Cuttack, is a shrine and an important specimen of Mughal architecture in Odisha. [1] In the Qadam Rasool premises are present numerous dargahs, two masjids, namely Moti Masjid and Qadam e Rasool Masjid and several inscriptions. [2]

Researcher Mohammed Yamin said: "Architecturally, it is a beautiful shrine of the Mughal era, but with an Odia style of temple building. Hence, it is a fusion of Hindu-Muslim architecture in Odisha." [3]

Graveyard

Inside the shrine, there is a big graveyard in which many notable personalities including Shaheed Pani, Atharuddin Mohammed, Mohammad Mohsin, Muhammad Taqi Khan, Sayeed Mohammed, Begum Badar un nissa Akhtar, Afzal-ul Amin, Sikandar Alam, Dr. Hussain Rabi Gandhi are buried. The shrine also has several Persian inscriptions. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Qadam E Rasool, Cuttack | Welcome to Odisha Tour Guide". Odisha Tour Guide. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Qadam-l-Rasool". Times of India Travel. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Barik, Bibhuti (19 August 2013). "Qadam-e-Rasool to get new look". The Telegraph (India) . Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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