The marble mausoleum of Muslim Sufi saint Salim Chisti : Photos tagged as tombs

The marble mausoleum of Muslim Sufi saint Salim Chisti

In the middle of the emperor' courtyard in Fatehpur Sikri, where women without a male heir come to pray for his blessings and tie a thread around the marble windows. The saint is said to have blessed the Mughal emperor Akbar with 3 sons after he was sought out by the emperor in what was the desert around Agra. A great city was built in the desert in his honour - Fatehpur Sikri.

• Date: 23 May 2008
• Photographer: itenerant: gallery
• Uploaded: 20th Sep 2008
• Location: India: gallery
• Tags: tombs
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