Thousand Lights is a multi-domed mosque in Anna Salai in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, is one of the largest mosques in the country and is a revered place of worship and azadari for Shia.[2]
History[]
The mosque was built in 1810 by Arcot Nawab Umdat-ul-Umra.[1][3] It was constructed in medieval architecture.[1] The site of the mosque was previously occupied by an assembly hall. There was a tradition of lighting thousand oil lamps to illuminate the assembly hall. The mosque thus gets its name from this tradition.[4]
The chief Shia Qazi of Chennai functions from the mosque, and the post has been continuously held by the same family.[3]: 128
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^DK Eyewitness Travel Guide India. Dorling Kindersley. 2017. ISBN9780241326244.