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Daman Fort, Baroque Architecture, Daman & Diu

Daman, Baroque Architecture, Daman & Diu

The mosque is built to the west of the courtyard of the Tomb of Dana Shir Bahlul Shah. It is completely built of small bricks and is plastered with fine white stucco. The mosque had an inscription on the western side of the building, in the middle of the central arch, above the entrance, which is missing. The mosque was in use till 1947 when the Muslim population migrated to Pakistan during partition. It was used as a temple afterwards. This mosque is situated at Mela Kothi, one and a half kilometers east of the old town, on the Raipur Road, and to the east of Sham Nagar.

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Darbar Hall, Thanjavur Maratha Palace, Thanjavur

The complex known as the Dargah of Baba Maqdam Pir is situated to the east of the present village, and consists of two courtyards, one to the south and another to the north. While the complex is still regarded as a shrine, and visited by remaining Muslims of the village, the buildings within the enclosures have remained for a long time without attention and are now in a dilapidated state. To the south of this court is a building which may have been used as a sanatorium, but has now been deserted. The tomb of Baba Maqdam Pir is situated to the north of the courtyard. It is a simple grave and some earlier structures, including part of a column and the detached inscription of the time of Sultan Kayqubad are found to the north of the grave. The mosque is one of the oldest structures of the complex and dates probably from the Mughal period. Near the Dargah and in the fields to its north-east are situated a number of small square domed chambers situated in a row near the old well.