Nizamuddin Shrine’s Built Heritage and Delhi’s Urban Face-lift

Gateway to the Urs Mahal showing an announcement of the Urs of Hazrat Nizamuddin.

Photograph by Yousuf Saeed

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Greetings from India. A postcard showing the shrine of Nizamuddin among other views of India. Printed by D.Parcopolo, Calcutta. Circa 1920.

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General View: Tomb of Sultan Nizamuddin, a postcard printed by H.R. Mirza & Sons, Delhi. Circa 1910.

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Rauza Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia, a popular poster published by Brijbasi Press.

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Cover of an Urdu book 'Qiwam ul-Aqa'id', a biographical account of Nizamuddin Aulia.

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Cover of an Urdu chapbook 'Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia' - a biography of the saint, available for sale outside the shrine.

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Cover of an Urdu chapbook 'Tazkira Shamsul Mashaikh' showing pictures of the shrine of Nizamuddin.

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Baoli and dargah Nizamuddin seen from the top of a house.

Photograph from the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.

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Heavily populated residential neighbourhood at basti Nizamuddin.

Photograph by Yousuf Saeed

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Restoration of heritage building near the shrine of Nizamuddin, New Delhi.

Photograph from the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.

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Pilgrims at the Nizamuddin shrine reading a stone inscription showing the spiritual lineage of the saint.
Photograph by Yousuf Saeed

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Restoration of the Nizamuddin baoli at New Delhi.

Photograph from the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.

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Bottom of the Nizamuddin baoli (stepwell) during restoration.
Photograph from the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.

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Local residents watching a panels on heritage restoration, displayed in an exhibition at Urs mahal, organised by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. 2009.
Photograph by Yousuf Saeed

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Landscape plan of the Nizamuddin heritage area displayed in an exhibition at Urs mahal, organised by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. 2009.
Photograph by Yousuf Saeed

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Sufi heritage of Nizamuddin shrine displayed in an exhibition at Urs mahal, organised by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. 2009.
Photograph by Yousuf Saeed

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Particiapnts in a heritage walk at the Mughal monument called Chaunsath Khamba (64-pillars) near the shrine of Nizamuddin in New Delhi.
Photograph sourced from the Aga Khan Trust for Culture

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