Atiya Jami Mosque and the shrine of Shah Adam Kashmiri

       

District  :   Tangail
Upazila  :   Delduar

This mosque is located at Atiya, in Delduar upazila of Tangail district. It is the oldest mosque in Tangail district. Saeed Khan Panni, son of Bayezid Khan Panni, built this mosque in 1608-09. Mohammed Khan, an architect who had planned and built the mosque. The main room of the mosque is built in a square. There is a large dome on this room. There are 3 small domes in the eastern balcony. The wall of the mosque is very thick, it is about 7.5 feet. There are 4 octagonal monuments in the 4 corners of the mosque. The interior wall of the mosque has 3 lovely mihrabs. There are 3 more entrances to the eastern balcony and there are 3 more entrances to the main cell. In the same way there are two entrance paths on the north-south wall along the balcony. The mosque has a wonderful combination of the architectural style of Sultanate and Mughal period. On the other hand, the architecture of Bengal and its decorations all appear in terracotta and brick padding designs. All in all, it is an establishment of an extravagant spectacle.
There is a shrine near the mosque. It is the grave of a pir called 'Shah Baba Kashmiri'. Shah Baba Kashmiri was born in the fifteenth century. There are reports that he came here to spread religion. According to an inscription on the grave, he was buried here in the year 1507. You can come here from the Tangail headquarters in CNG or any other vehicle.

        

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