Sher Shah Suri Masjid
Ancient site · Patna, Bihar
It is used for prayer and is the best-known piece of Afghan-period Islamic architecture in Patna
A working mosque built 1540-1545 under Sher Shah Suri, in Afghan style, with a central dome surrounded by four smaller ones and a tomb beneath an octagonal stone slab. From any viewing angle only three of the five domes appear visible, an effect the mosque is known for.
Plan your visit
- Best season
- September to April" (Bihar Tourism)
- Area
- Patna
Yatras that include Sher Shah Suri Masjid
- Sufi Yatra: Patna, the mosque he built above the river.
Tirtham can arrange here
Guide, car and stay around Patna
Also around Patna
- Bihar Museum: The state's own account of itself, from the Didarganj Yakshi to the present, in one building on Nehru Path.
- Golghar, the granary on the Ganga: A British granary of 1786 built after the famine of 1770, and the widest view of the Ganga at Patna from its top.
- Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library: One of India's great manuscript libraries, open to the public since 1891, with a Quran 2.5 mm wide.
- Ganga aarti at Gandhi Ghat: The evening aarti on the Ganga that the Bihar government holds at Patna every weekend.
- Litti chokha: The dish people mean when they say Bihari food.
- Maner laddu: The laddu Bihar Tourism names as the finest in the state, from the town of the Maner Sharif dargah.
Nearby places
- Mahavir Mandir, Patna: Patna's beloved Hanuman temple
- Takht Sri Patna Sahib: Birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh Ji
- Gurdwara Gobind Ghat: It commemorates the incident in which Gobind Rai threw his gold bangle (kangan) into the Ganga as a...
- Gurdwara Guru ka Bagh: It marks the spot where Guru Tegh Bahadur first alighted on his return, and where he met his son Guru...
- Gurdwara Bal Lila Maini Sangat: Pilgrims come for the childhood association with Guru Gobind Singh, and receive boiled salted gram as...
- Gurudwara Handi Sahib: To honour the handi of khichri offered to the child Guru; a distinctive evening prayer here recalls his...
- Gurdwara Gai Ghat: It commemorates Guru Nanak's stay in Patna and is part of the Bihar government's "Guru Circuit" of Sikh...
- Badi Patan Devi: Devotees believe the right thigh (and the *pata*, the cloth, from which "Patan" and the city's name are...
Questions pilgrims ask
Why is Sher Shah Suri Masjid important?
A working mosque built 1540-1545 under Sher Shah Suri, in Afghan style, with a central dome surrounded by four smaller ones and a tomb beneath an octagonal stone slab. From any viewing angle only three of the five domes appear visible, an effect the mosque is known for.
When is the best time to visit Sher Shah Suri Masjid?
September to April" (Bihar Tourism).
Can Tirtham plan a yatra to Sher Shah Suri Masjid?
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