BEGAMBUR MOSQUE

Begambur Mosque, Dindigul

    Begambur Big Mosque, a shrine built over 300 years ago, was one of the three mosques built by Hyder Ali in Dindigul. Situated in Begambur, this mosque and the surroundings are named in the memory of Hyder Ali's sister. During his stay in Dindigul, Hyder Ali had built a mosque for himself, one for his soldiers and one for the public and had even granted funds for the maintenance of the mosques. After the death of Ameer-un-Nisha Begum, the younger sister of Hyder Ali and wife of Killedar MirRiza Ali Khan, in 1766 AD, her body was brought here and buried in the premises. Being the more popular mosques, a lot of tourists come here to see the tomb of Ameer-un-Nisha and to offer prayers at the shrine. This mosque has two towering minarets and a simple Namaaz area.