Wednesday, 8 March 2017

Wallajah Big Mosque, Triplicane, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

05th March 2017.
As part of the Triplicane Heritage Walk Visited this mosque. The mosque was constructed in a sprawling area with a large open space in front.  Even though it was claimed that this was constructed during Tippu Sultan Period (1750 to 1799), as per the records available the mosque was built in 1795 by Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah, the Nawab of Arcot. He is very friendly with Hindus. He appointed a Hindu as a Chief personal secretary. A chronogram in Persian language written by Raja Makhan Lal Bahadur Khirat, the Hindu Munshi of the Nawab, is available at the entrance of the Prayer Hall.  The Mosque is being maintained by the Prince of Arcot Endowments Trust.  It was learned that Hindus are also in the trust, which has to be verified.


The Mosque has a large prayer hall, built with granite stone in the Mughal Architectural style with two minarets of 131 ( 40 Meters ) feet high.

There is a darga on the right of the mosque in the name Hasrath Malikum Ulma Bahrul Ulum.  He was a saint who lived 300 years before and his body was buried here.  It was told that speech-related ailments would be cured if the body came to this Dargah and prayed. Pigeons in large numbers are the visitors of this Mosque apart from Visitors and Muslims from Various parts of the country.

திருவல்லிக்கேனிமரபு நடை……
திப்பு சுல்தான் ( 1750 – 1799 CE ) காலத்தில் கட்டப்பட்ட மசூதி என்றாலும் அதற்கான ஆதாரம் எதுவும் இல்லை. ஆற்காடு முகமது அலிகான் வாலாஜா என்பவரால் 1795 ல் கட்டப்பட்டது. சித்தரின் சமாதியுடன் கூடிய தர்கா  மசூதியின் வலப்புரம். மசூதியின் வெளிப்புறம் மட்டும் ஒருவர் சுற்றிக்காட்டினார். ஆண்கள் மட்டுமே உள்ளே அனுமதிக்கப்பட்டனர். ஒரு நிகழ்ச்சி நடந்து கொண்டு இருந்ததால் பெண்கள் பார்வையிட அனுமதிக்கப்படவில்லை.  

LOCATION OF THE MOSQUE: CLICK HERE




---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---

2 comments:

  1. Is 'marabu nadai' the Tamil version of 'heritage walk'??

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    1. Yes Ramesh, most of the heritage group mentions the same... and my next post will be about Ashok Nagar Malleeswarar and Puliyur Vaaleeswaram please watch...
      Thanks and regards

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