Jahaz Mahal (Delhi)

India / Delhi / Tigri / Delhi
 palace, scheduled ancient monument
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Nearby is the shrine of Khwaja Bakhtiyar Kaki, who had succeeded Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti of Ajmer as the head of the Chisti order of Sufis. Auliya masjid and Jogmaya temple are nearby.
The area came into prominence during Mughal ruler Bahadur Shah Zafar’s time when Phoolwalon ki Sair became a popular festival for both communities. While Hindus offer flower pankhas (fans) at the Jogmaya temple, Muslims offer chaddar at the Kaki dargah.
People converge at Jahaz Mahal, an 18th-century palace now in ruins, before proceeding to the two shrines.

--The Punjabi residents from Dera Ghazi Khan in Pakistan settled in the neighborhood after Partition.
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Coordinates:   28°30'51"N   77°10'42"E
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