Dargah of Shah Ata
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Dargah of Shah Ata | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Sect | Sufism |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Dargah |
Status | Active[clarification needed] |
Dedication | Mollah Atar-Uddin (also known as Shah Ata) |
Location | |
Location | Dhaldighi North, Gangarampur, West Bengal |
Country | India |
Location of the dargah in West Bengal | |
Geographic coordinates | 25°24′04″N 88°31′52″E / 25.40111°N 88.53111°E |
Architecture | |
Completed | 14th century |
Materials | Brick and stone |
The Dargah of Shah Ata is a dargah complex, located in Bangarh, Gangarampur, in the state of West Bengal, India; sited adjacent to Dhaldighi Lake. The building was probably constructed in the 14th century, on the site of a temple dating to the Pala Empire (8th to 12th century). The building is a brick and stone mausoleum, the burial site of Mollah Atar-Uddin or Shah Ata.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "History of Dargah of Shah Ata". Asikolkata.in. ASI, Kolkata Circle. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
External links
[edit]Media related to Dargah of Shah Ata, Gangarampur at Wikimedia Commons