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Sight Address : Dargah of Jan Alla Shah is located in sub-locality, Jalna locality, Jalna District, Maharashtra State of India Country. Edit
Detail InformationEdit
Dargah of Jan Alla Shahat Jalna was erected in A.D. 1681, and consists of a room 20 feet square, covered with a bulbous dome. There is only one door, with a portico in front supported on four wooden posts. A projecting cornice runs round the top of the side walls, and rests on small blocks or drops, beneath which are a series of little arched recesses. The four corners are built up in an hexagonal form, and rise into minarets, carrying four little towers, each surmounted with a bulbous dome and spire. The verandah posts are neatly carved, and have wooden brackets which meet one another, and form elegant scalloped openings under the architrave. A stone wall surrounds the darga; the gateway has an arched opening adorned with minarets; and a similar arched entrance with minarets is on the opposite side. A second stone wall runs along the bank of the Kundalika, which is faced with masonry down to the bed of the river. This and the inner wall are relieved by minarets rising at intervals, and are further ornamented with arched recesses, some of which are filled with perforated masonry work.
HistoryEdit
Jan Alla Shah’s darga at Jalna was erected in A.D. 1681, and consists of a room 20 feet square, covered with a bulbous dome. There is only one door, with a portico in front supported on four wooden posts. A projecting cornice runs round the top of the side walls, and rests on small blocks or drops, beneath which are a series of little arched recesses. The four corners are built up in an hexagonal form, and rise into minarets, carrying four little towers, each surmounted with a bulbous dome and spire. The veranda posts are neatly carved, and have wooden brackets which meet one another, and form elegant scalloped openings under the architrave. A stone wall surrounds the darga; the gateway has an arched opening adorned with minarets; and a similar arched entrance with minarets is on the opposite side. A second stone wall runs along the bank of the Kundalika, which is faced with masonry down to the bed of the river. This and the inner wall are relieved by minarets rising at intervals, and are further ornamented with arched recesses, some of which are filled with perforated masonry work. The inner enclosure contains the dargas of Jan Alla, and of his brother Bab Alla, together with a masjid, zanana, and open-fronted buildings all round for travellers. The darga is well situated on the right bank of the Kundalka River, and the neat dome and the numerous minarets and ornamental compound wall, mingle picturesquely with the dark green foliage of the garden.
Must SeeEdit
Attraction.
Visiting TimeEdit
6 am to 9 pm.
Closed OnEdit
N.A.
Best Season to VisitEdit
December To February
Best Time To VisitEdit
Morning, Afternoon and Evening.
Time Required for SightseeingEdit
N.A.
Ticket Required : No Edit
Individual National Adult Rs. : N.A.
Kids Rs. : N.A.
Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : N.A.
Kids Rs. : N.A.
Still Photo Camera Rs. : N.A.
Video Camera Rs. : N.A.
Guide Required : No Edit
Approximate cost: N.A.
Dress Code (If Any) : No Edit
Dress Require: N.A.
Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit
- Galaxy Deluxe Restaurant ; Galaxy Deluxe Hotel, D Wing, Near B R Jindal Super Market, Mama Chowk, Jalna Ho, Jalna – 431203 ; Ph/M – (02482) 241297 ; Food Serve – N.A.
How to ReachEdit
Taxi : N.A.
Bus : Jalna is a major towns of the state are also connected by state highways. Road connectivity is excellent and road connecting to Aurangabad, Pune, Ahmednagar, Nagpur, Beed, Mumbai are upgraded into four-lane highway. A New Nagpur-Aurangabad-Mumbai highway passing through Jalna is being developed.
Train : The district head quarter is at Jalna & well connected to state capital and national capital by broad gauge railway line. Jalna (Station Code: J) is a station located on the Kachiguda-Manmad section of Hyderabad (HYB) Division of South Central Railway (SCR). After Divisional adjustments in 2003, which saw the bifurcation of Hyderabad Division, Jalna now comes under the newly created Nanded (NED) Division of SCR.
Air : Jalna is located 50.5 KM away from the nearest Chikkalthana Airport IXU Aurangabad Airport.
Others : N.A.
Things to CarryEdit
- Carry Plenty of Water.
Safety / WarningEdit
HelplineEdit
- Police Control Room – 100, 225100, 224833
- Ambulance : 102
- Fire : 101
