A two storied facade and a wide stone platform, still in use for Id prayers more than five centuries after it was built.
This mosque stands a short distance from the main town and was built in AD 1495 by the Governor Sher Khan, during the reign of Ghiassuddin Khilji. It consists of a two storied arched facade with minarets on either side, and in front of it an 80 feet by 100 feet stone platform where Muslims of the area still gather to offer prayers on Id-ul-Fitr and Id-ul-Zuha.
The facade is two storied, worked in arches, with a minaret at each end. Because an idgah has no enclosed prayer hall, this wall is effectively the whole building, and it is best read front on from the far edge of the platform.
The platform in front measures 80 feet by 100 feet and is the functioning part of the site. It is not a ruin: the Muslims of the area gather here to this day for prayers at Id-ul-Fitr and Id-ul-Zuha.
The Idgah is a short distance outside the main town and remains in active religious use, so visits should be timed around that.
October to March makes the open platform pleasant rather than hot, since there is no shade here at all. Outside the Id festivals the site is usually quiet, and morning light falls well on the arched facade.
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