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Biggest dome in city to get facelift
So huge is the dome of the Dargah Hazrat Shah Raju Qattal Hussaini at Misrigunj that none of the 72 monuments at the Qutub Shahi tombs match it in size and magnitude. Built in 1693 by Abul Hasan Tanasha, the last ruler of the Qutubshahi dynasty in the memory of his mentor saint Shah Raju Qattal Hussaini, the dargah is a fine example of the love and affection for one’s teacher.
So huge is the dome of the Dargah Hazrat Shah Raju Qattal Hussaini at Misrigunj that none of the 72 monuments at the Qutub Shahi tombs match it in size and magnitude. Built in 1693 by Abul Hasan Tanasha, the last ruler of the Qutubshahi dynasty in the memory of his mentor saint Shah Raju Qattal Hussaini, the dargah is a fine example of the love and affection for one’s teacher.
The tomb is 165ft high and consists of three floors with the support of 110 pillars, each of which is 25ft in height in single stone (without a joint).
The present caretaker, Syed Nadeemullah Hussaini, the tenth-generation descendant says, “It was customary for the Qutub Shahi rulers to build a tomb in their own name but, Abul Hasan Tanasha got the tomb constructed in the name of his teacher whose disciple he was for 14 years.”
It was the saint who predicted that Tanasha would rule for 14 years and was instrumental in convincing the Qutub Shah in his daughter’s marriage to the ruler. The dargah has a huge following and thousands from Gulbarga, Aurangabad, Mahbubnagar, Bijapur and several towns in the neighbouring states visit it for the four-day annual Urs. Even today many people come from Karnataka and Maharashtra as the Nizam State extended to these states.
According to officials of the Telangana Department of Archeology & Museums (DAM), the biggest achievement is that there have been no encroachments and the dome is in an eight-acre land in the Old City. A team from DAM visited the site recently to take stock of the extent of damage to the dome. DAM director N R Visalatchi states, “Tenders are being called for and work would begin soon. It has a huge potential to become a tourist attraction.”
The Telangana Archaeology Department conducted inspection and the government released Rs 10 lakh out of Rs 50 lakh earmarked for restoration of the tomb. The inner portion of the dome was repaired in 2002 by the Quli Qutub Shah Urban Development Authority. The caretaker, in the meanwhile is busy preparing for the Urs that would take place in the coming months. Barely a few kilometres from Charminar, the tomb once restored to its former glory could easily be included in a tourist’s itinerary.
By T P Venu
