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Chiragh-I-Delhi's Dargah
 Location
:
Chiragh-Delhi, On Malaviya Nagar-Kalkaji Road
Also Known As
: Chiragh-I-Dili
Dedicated To
: Nasiru'd-Din Mahmud
Houses
: Majlis Khana & Mahfil Khana
The village of Chiragh-Delhi, on Malaviya Nagar-Kalkaji road, grew up slowly around the Tomb of Nasiru'd-Din
Mahmud entitled 'Raushan Chiragh-i-Dili' (illuminated lamp of Delhi), supporter of
Hazrat Nizamu'd-Din whom he also succeeded as head of the Chishti
sect. He died in 1356. The village was enclosed earlier within a large rubble-built rectangular enclosure with a gateway on each side, by Muhammad Bin
Tughluq.
The tomb consists of a twelve-pillared square chamber, enclosed within perforated screens and surmounted by a plastered dome rising from an octagonal drum, with small domed turrets at the four corners.
It has been renovated, decked and provided with a number of halls from time to time, such as a
'Majlis-Khana' (assembly hall), Mahfil-Khana (symposium hall) and several mosques among which, one was built by King
Farrukhsiyar (1713-19). There exits also numerous tombs and graves inside the enclosure of the
dargah
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