Dargah Hazrat Shah Khamosh

Hyderabad


This large dargah (Sufi shrine), dedicated to Sufi saint Hazrat Shah Khamosh, dates from the late 19th century and is an unusual blend of Islamic and Gothic styles. There are regular Qawwali sessions here (indeed free lodging is provided to singers in the shrine's grounds).


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