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October 13, 2014

Delhi - The Jama Masjid Mosque

13 October 2014

Hi all,

Just a short blog on one site I did on the first day of the tour, trying to use the blogging App, see how this works??

The Masjid-i-Jahan Numa, commonly known as the Jama or Jarna Masjid (Great Mosque) of Delhi is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. Masjid-i-Jahan Numa means "mosque commanding a view of the world, " whereas the name Jama Masjid is a reference to the weekly congregation observed on Friday (the yaum al-jum`a) at the mosque. Commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and completed in the year 1656 AD, the Jarna Masjid is the best-known and largest mosque in India; its courtyard can hold up to twenty-five thousand worshippers. The mosque houses several relics in a niche in the north gate, including a priceless copy of the Qur'an written on deer skin. 







And I wanted to show you the "taxi" of Delhi, you can get them everywhere and it's an adventure weaving in and out of peak hour traffic :)


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