Mosques in India - Page 6

Hindustani · December 30th, 2005, 04:42 PM

Masjid Iranian, Central Bombay

VT Station Mosque, Mumbai

Unknown Mosque, Mumbai

Mosque, Mysore

Jumma Mosque, Mumbai

Varkala Mosque, Kerala

swerveut · January 3rd, 2006, 10:33 AM

Wow! all those incredible mosques in India make me jealous!
I especially like the one in Lucknow, birthplace of Urdu, my mother tongue.

Its incredible that a lot of the mosques that have been reduced to ruins are still in use!

Hindustani · January 4th, 2006, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by swerveut

Its incredible that a lot of the mosques that have been reduced to ruins are still in use!

yes. Indian mosques are in a real mess. Their architecture requires too much money to renovate and mosques dont have that much money. That is why in Islam you were never suppose to build beautiful and expensive mosques but I guess subcontinent muslim sultanates, nawabs and empires could not differentiate between their palaces/tombs and public mosques. They are the ones to be blamed. I guess they were in the competition with persians, ottomans and arabs. At present, my philosophy is simple. Enjoy them while they last just like all good things. Eventually these massive mosque complexes will be reduced to even more ruins.

Vizinjham Mosque, Kerala, India

Jama Mosque, Mysore, Karnataka, India

Karaikal Mosque,?????????, India

Unknown Mosque, Goa, India

Mosque, Champanir, India

Unknown Mosque, Cochin, Kerala, India

merijanpakistan · January 4th, 2006, 06:54 AM

Hi,

Very good work and research. I would say, some of world's most beautiful mosques are in india. These are increadible. Look at the diversity of influence on these designs and patterns.

These are works of Art!

Peace.

Hindustani · January 23rd, 2006, 07:39 PM

unknown Mosque / Madurai

Pearl Mosque (Moti Masjid) / Bhopal (a smaller replica of legendaray Jama)

[b]Mecca Mosque / Hyderabad (7 tombs of Nizam-ul-mulks)

Bara Gumbad Mosque / Old Delhi (Lodhi dynasty - Pre Mughal)

Comming up...........Legendary Qila-e-Kuhna Mosque / Old Delhi (Mamluks - Pre Mughal)

Hindustani · February 10th, 2006, 12:21 PM

Qila-e-Kuhna Mosque / Old Delhi

Tipu Sultan Mosque / Calcutta

Jama Mosque / Nainital

Unknown Mosque / Saharanpur / U.P.

Jama Mosque / Varanasi

Alamgiri Mosque / Banaras

Unknown Mosque / Hyderabad

Jama Mosque / Champanir / Gujarat

Coming Up: Jama Mosque / Srinagar; Tipu Sultan Mosque / Srirangapatnam; Alamgiri Mosque / Aurangabad

Sridhar · February 10th, 2006, 04:06 PM

The most unique mosque in this latest set is the one in Madurai. It reminded me, because of the bright colours used, of south Indian temple towers (gopurams). Thanks for posting these pictures.

Hindustani · February 11th, 2006, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Sridhar

The most unique mosque in this latest set is the one in Madurai. It reminded me, because of the bright colours used, of south Indian temple towers (gopurams). Thanks for posting these pictures.

Sridhar.............Yes. You are right. The 1st time I saw it. I thought it was temple. But it is a mosque. Those colors do overall architecture does give a temple like feel to that Madurai mosque.

Hindustani · April 8th, 2006, 12:19 AM

Great Mosque of Aurangzeb / Banaras / U.P

Moti (Pearl) Mosque / Bhopal

Unknown Mosque / Bangalore

Unknown Mosque / Mysore

Unknown Mosque / Chennai

astObs · April 13th, 2006, 10:28 PM

Wow.
I really like Jama Masjid in Agra - nice pattern on gumbad.
Also love the one in Calcutta. It's designed perfectly for an urban setting and has a nice street presence.

KB · April 14th, 2006, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Hindustani

:lol

Typical desi wiring

***IndiansUnite*** · April 14th, 2006, 03:28 AM

I like minarets/long pillars which surround mosques,makes each mosque look like a palace!

Hindustani · April 14th, 2006, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by astObs

Wow.
I really like Jama Masjid in Agra - nice pattern on gumbad.
Also love the one in Calcutta. It's designed perfectly for an urban setting and has a nice street presence.

Well. Jama Mosque of Agra is legendary in its design of horizontal marble in its domes. quiet a difficult work IMO. This is the first Mughal grand architecture we'll loose forever it seems. Needs to spend some large money just to bring it to its 50% of its past glory. Enjoy it while it last.

Suncity has earlier in his post clearified that that Calcutta mosque was built by Tipu's son, Mohammad after Tipu was martyred & his son thrown out of mysore.

indiansunite wrote:

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I like minarets/long pillars which surround mosques,makes each mosque look like a palace!

yes it does. But the idea of having long minarets is to make sure call for prayer travels to far off distances and also the most location is visible to newbies such as visitors. BTW it is not 'required' to have tall minarets and domes for the mosques in Islam. Its just a matter of convinence and easy access.

Jama Mosque / Bangalore / Karnataka

Mosque / Muzaffarpur / UP

Unknown Mosque / Jaipur / Rajasthan

Unknown Mosque / Pondicherry

Unknown Mosque / Chennai

Pearl Mosque / Bhopal / MP

Unknown Mosque / Srinagar / J & K

Unknown Mosque / Ladakh

Alamgiri Mosque / Banaras / UP

Unknown Mosque / West Bengal

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swerveut · April 14th, 2006, 05:29 PM

India has some fine examples of Muslim religious architecture!

Bombay Boy · April 14th, 2006, 05:41 PM

well it was the home of one of the largest and richest islamic empires besides being the centre of the largest islamic population

news from today. the jama masjid in delhi has been hit by two bombs. low intensity supposedly, probably home-made

Hindustani · April 22nd, 2006, 08:33 PM

Unknown Mosque-Mumbai-India

Unknown Mosque-Trivandrum-India

Unknown Mosque-Bangalore-India

Delhi Station Platform Mosque--Delhi--India

Unknown Mosque--Gujarat--India

Fatehpuri Mosque--Old Delhi--India

Hindustani · May 14th, 2006, 04:17 PM

Jama Mosque--Agra--India

Nakhoda Mosque--Calcutta--India

Qila-e-Kuhna Mosque (Old Fort)--Delhi--India

Unknown Mosque--Delhi--India

Babri Mosque--Paanipat--India

Vintage Jama @ Agra: 1880s Photo Gallery

Luckystreak · May 14th, 2006, 10:23 PM

good updates Hindustani

Hindustani · May 19th, 2006, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Luckystreak

good updates Hindustani

Here are some more

Jama Mosque--Agra--India

Sher Shah Suri Mosque (Purana Qila)--Delhi--India

Hazratbal Shrine/Mosque--Srinagar--India

Jama Mosque--Jaipuir--India

Unknown Mosque--Badami--India

Thousand Lights Mosque--Chennai--India

Hindustani · May 26th, 2006, 03:26 PM

Tipu Sultan a.k.a. Espalande Mosque--Calcutta--India

Nagina Mosque (inside Agra Fort)--Agra--India

Mina a.k.a. Alamgiri Mosque (inside Agra Fort)--Agra--India

Jama Mosque--Champaner--India

Khudasia Mosque--????????--India

Unknown Mosque--Chennai--India

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January 23rd, 2006, 07:39 PM	#105
Hindustani Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,015 Likes (Received): 7	!!! Madurai - Bhopal - Hyderabad - Old Delhi!!! unknown Mosque / Madurai Pearl Mosque (Moti Masjid) / Bhopal (a smaller replica of legendaray Jama) [b]Mecca Mosque / Hyderabad (7 tombs of Nizam-ul-mulks) Bara Gumbad Mosque / Old Delhi (Lodhi dynasty - Pre Mughal) Comming up...........Legendary Qila-e-Kuhna Mosque / Old Delhi (Mamluks - Pre Mughal) Last edited by Hindustani; November 14th, 2008 at 03:37 PM.

February 10th, 2006, 12:21 PM	#106
Hindustani Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,015 Likes (Received): 7	Delhi Sultanate / Calcutta / Nainital / Saharanpur / Varanasi / Banaras / Hyderabad / Qila-e-Kuhna Mosque / Old Delhi Tipu Sultan Mosque / Calcutta Jama Mosque / Nainital Unknown Mosque / Saharanpur / U.P. Jama Mosque / Varanasi Alamgiri Mosque / Banaras Unknown Mosque / Hyderabad Jama Mosque / Champanir / Gujarat Coming Up: Jama Mosque / Srinagar; Tipu Sultan Mosque / Srirangapatnam; Alamgiri Mosque / Aurangabad

April 8th, 2006, 12:19 AM	#109
Hindustani Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,015 Likes (Received): 7	Legendary Jama Mosque / Agra Great Mosque of Aurangzeb / Banaras / U.P Moti (Pearl) Mosque / Bhopal Unknown Mosque / Bangalore Unknown Mosque / Mysore Unknown Mosque / Chennai

December 30th, 2005, 04:42 PM	#101
Hindustani Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,015 Likes (Received): 7	Masjid Iranian, Central Bombay VT Station Mosque, Mumbai Unknown Mosque, Mumbai Mosque, Mysore Jumma Mosque, Mumbai Varkala Mosque, Kerala

February 10th, 2006, 04:06 PM	#107
Sridhar Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,505 Likes (Received): 0	The most unique mosque in this latest set is the one in Madurai. It reminded me, because of the bright colours used, of south Indian temple towers (gopurams). Thanks for posting these pictures.

April 13th, 2006, 10:28 PM	#110
astObs Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 97 Likes (Received): 0	Wow. I really like Jama Masjid in Agra - nice pattern on gumbad. Also love the one in Calcutta. It's designed perfectly for an urban setting and has a nice street presence.

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*IndiansUnite* -> Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hanooz Dilli dur ast Posts: 10,476	I like minarets/long pillars which surround mosques,makes each mosque look like a palace!

April 14th, 2006, 05:29 PM	#114
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Bombay Boy Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,585 Likes (Received): 1	well it was the home of one of the largest and richest islamic empires besides being the centre of the largest islamic population news from today. the jama masjid in delhi has been hit by two bombs. low intensity supposedly, probably home-made

April 22nd, 2006, 08:33 PM	#116
Hindustani Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,015 Likes (Received): 7	All credit to the Photographers Unknown Mosque-Mumbai-India Unknown Mosque-Trivandrum-India Unknown Mosque-Bangalore-India Delhi Station Platform Mosque--Delhi--India Unknown Mosque--Gujarat--India Fatehpuri Mosque--Old Delhi--India

May 14th, 2006, 04:17 PM	#117
Hindustani Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,015 Likes (Received): 7	1880s Vintage Jama--Agra Photo Gallery....A Must See!! Jama Mosque--Agra--India Nakhoda Mosque--Calcutta--India Qila-e-Kuhna Mosque (Old Fort)--Delhi--India Unknown Mosque--Delhi--India Babri Mosque--Paanipat--India Vintage Jama @ Agra: 1880s Photo Gallery

May 14th, 2006, 10:23 PM	#118
Luckystreak Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,948 Likes (Received): 1	good updates Hindustani

May 26th, 2006, 03:26 PM	#120
Hindustani Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,015 Likes (Received): 7	Tipu Sultan a.k.a. Espalande Mosque--Calcutta--India Nagina Mosque (inside Agra Fort)--Agra--India Mina a.k.a. Alamgiri Mosque (inside Agra Fort)--Agra--India Jama Mosque--Champaner--India Khudasia Mosque--????????--India Unknown Mosque--Chennai--India

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