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Mosque in Erandol, Maharashtra, India For similarly named mosques, see List of grand mosques . The Jama Masjid is a disputed Friday mosque , located in Erandol , in the Jalgaon district of the state of Maharashtra , India. The mosque is believed to date from the 13th-century, built during the reign of Alauddin Khilji , the Sultan of Delhi . However, the earliest documented use of the building as a mosque was in 1861. "Maharashtra mosque trust moves Bombay High Court over Jalgaon district Collector's 'illegal and arbitrary' ban on entry" .
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Jama Masjid in Erandol , India, is a centuries-old Muslim place of worship . It has the form of a large quadrangle surrounded by a wall with beautiful inscriptions of Quranic verses and with windows with stone lattice work of various patterns. On either side of the mehrab (imam's praying place) are arched recesses surrounded by beautiful and varied scroll work, with the crescent and star on the tops of each. The central Masjid has a massive roof of great blocks and beams of stone still bearing traces of red and yellow colouring, the whole supported on large stone pillars ornamented with flowers. v t e
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Jama Masjid in Erandol , India, is a centuries-old Muslim place of worship . It has the form of a large quadrangle surrounded by a wall with beautiful inscriptions of Quranic verses and with windows with stone lattice work of various patterns. On either side of the mehrab (imam's praying place) are arched recesses surrounded by beautiful and varied scroll work, with the crescent and star on the tops of each. The central Masjid has a massive roof of great blocks and beams of stone still bearing traces of red and yellow colouring, the whole supported on large stone pillars ornamented with flowers. v t e
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Jama Masjid in Erandol , India, is a centuries-old Muslim place of worship . It has the form of a large quadrangle surrounded by a wall with beautiful inscriptions of Quranic verses and with windows with stone lattice work of various patterns. On either side of the mehrab (imam's praying place) are arched recesses surrounded by beautiful and varied scroll work, with the crescent and star on the tops of each. The central Masjid has a massive roof of great blocks and beams of stone still bearing traces of red and yellow colouring, the whole supported on large stone pillars ornamented with flowers. v t e
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Jama Masjid in Erandol , India, is a centuries-old Muslim place of worship . It has the form of a large quadrangle surrounded by a wall with beautiful inscriptions of Quranic verses and with windows with stone lattice work of various patterns. On either side of the mehrab (imam's praying place) are arched recesses surrounded by beautiful and varied scroll work, with the crescent and star on the tops of each. The central Masjid has a massive roof of great blocks and beams of stone still bearing traces of red and yellow colouring, the whole supported on large stone pillars ornamented with flowers. Category List Islam in India Mosques by country v t e
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