Ajmer
Dargah Sharif, the 13th century holy Muslim shrine is the most famous landmark of Ajmer. It is the final resting place of the great Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. The Mughal Emperor Akbar walked barefoot all the way from Agra to Ajmer, a distance of 363 km as thanksgiving after the birth of his son, the future Emperor Jahangir.
The Dargah has a massive gate with silver doors, which were built by the Nizam of Hyderabad. The great gate, Buland Darwaza, leads to a second courtyard with the grave of the saint in a magnificient marble-domed chamber in the center. Other attractions in the shrine are two giant degs (cauldrons), originally donated by Emperors Akbar and Jehangir, but replaced in the 19th century. These are placed in the courtyard and the ritual rice is cooked in them. The smaller deg has a capacity of about 2240 kg. and the larger one 4480 kg.
The six day celebration of the Urs or death anniversary of the saint is the most important event of Ajmer. It is said that when the saint was 114 years old he locked himself in a room to pray. Six days later, when his disciples broke open the door, they found his mortal remains.
No pictures here unfortunately. It happened to be a Friday, and there was just too much of a crowd to get decent pictures. 
West of Dargah Sharif is ‘Adhai-Din-Ka-Jhopra’ or ‘Two-and-a-Half-Day Hut’. It was originally a Sanskrit college, built in 1955 within a temple enclosure, and destroyed by Mohammed Ghauri in 1193. It is said that he ordered a mosque to be built on this site in two and a half days. Therefore, the remains of the surrounding temples were used. There is a massive 7-arched screen in front of the colonnaded hall. The numerous columns have different carvings and retain the Hindu stylistic elements. The screens and arches were added later in 1266.
