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Travel on a Muslim Pilgrimage in India

You can travel the length and breadth of India and find Muslim shrines right across the country. From Kashmir in the North to Kanyakumari in the south, from Rajasthan in the West to Assam in the east, there are mosques, religious shrines and holy places of importance for Muslims in India. There are many important Muslim pilgrimage sites that you will see as you travel across India. These include:

Andhra Pradesh

Chote Hazrat Ki Dargah, Jama Masjid, Mecca Masjid, Deval Masjid, Jumma Masjid.

Rajasthan

Dargah of Khwaja Muin-ud-din Chisti: This Sufi saint came to Ajmer from Persia in 1192, died in 1236 and was buried here. His tomb, is visited by thousands of devout Muslims every year. The shrine was erected by Humayun. The Dargah also has mosques which were built by the Mughal rulers Shah Jahan, Jahangir and Akbar. According to historical accounts Akbar used to make a pilgrimage to Ajmer every year.

Delhi

The Jama Masjid in Delhi is India's largest mosque. It is a very important symbol for the Muslim community in India. Other mosques in Delhi include Abdu'n Nabi's Mosque, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya Dargah, Madhi Masjid, Begampiri Masjid, Idgah, Moth-Ki-Masjid, Chiragh-I-Delhi's Dargah, Nilli Masjid, Chauburji-Masjid, Jamali-Kamali Mosque, Tomb Palam Mosque, Dargah-Qutb-Sahib, Kalu Saraj Masjid, Quwwatu'l Islam Masjid, Hauz-i-Shamsi, Khirki-Ki-Masjid and Sunehari Masjid.

Jammu And Kashmir

Chrar-e-Sharif, Khanqah-e-Moula/ Shah Hamdan Mosque, Hazratbal Mosque, Shahdara Sharief, Idgah, Tomb Of Zain-ul-Abidin and Jami Masjid.

Karnataka

Jumma Masjid, Jumma Masjid - Gulbarga, Khwaza Bande Nawaz Dargah and Solah Khamba Masjid.

Haryana

Dargah Of Bu Ali Shah Qalandar, Kabuli Bagh Mosque, Pathar Masjid, Humayun's Mosque and Lat Ki Masjid.

Kerala

Cheraman Juma Masjid, Kanjiramattom Mosque, Madayi Mosque and Pazhayangadi Mosque.

Maharashtra

Bibi Ka Maqbara, Dargah of Sayyed Burha-ud-din, Hazi Ali Mausoleum, Dargah of Baba Shaha Muzaffar, Dargah of Sayyed Zain-ud-din and Kamar Ali Darvesh Dargah.

Tamil Nadu

Jami Masjid, Jawab Masjid and Moti Masjid.

Uttar Pradesh

Big Mosque, Nagore Dargah and Thousand Light Mosque.