Building Name: | Qadam e Rasool |
Religious Affiliation: | Islam |
Location: | Dargaah Bazaar, Cuttack, Odisha |
District: | Cuttack |
Country: | India |
Status: | Dargah |
Architecture Type: | Dargah |
Architecture Style: | Mughal architecture |
Established: | 18th century |
Facade Direction: | West |
Qadam e Rasool (foot-print of Mohammed), situated atCuttack, is a shrine and an important specimen of Mughal architecture in Odisha.[1] In the Qadam Rasoolpremises are present numerous dargahs, two masjids, namely Moti Masjid and Qadam e Rasool Masjid and several inscriptions.[2]
Researcher Mohammed Yamin said: "Architecturally, it is a beautiful shrine of the Mughal era, but with an Odia style of temple building. Hence, it is a fusion of Hindu-Muslim architecture in Odisha."[3]
Inside the shrine, there is a big graveyard in which many notable personalities including Shaheed Pani, Atharuddin Mohammed, Mohammad Mohsin, Muhammad Taqi Khan, Sayeed Mohammed, Begum Badar un nissa Akhtar, Afzal-ul Amin, Sikandar Alam, Dr. Hussain Rabi Gandhi are buried. The shrine also has several Persian inscriptions.