.:: Worship Places of Chandni Chowk ::.

Sri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir

Sri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir, established in 1656 with a bird hospital established in 1929. There is also a Naya Mandir built in 1807 near by in Dharampura, which was the first temple with a shikhar permitted.

Gauri Shankar Temple

Gauri Shankar Temple built by a Maratha general Appa Gandgadhar in 1761.

Gurudwara Sisganj

Sikh Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib. The 9th Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur and his followers Bhai Mati Das, Bhai Dyal Das and Bhai Sati Das were executed nearby by the Mughals in 1675 A.D. The permission to build the Gurdwara was given in 1783.

Central Baptist Church

Christian Central Baptist Church built in 1814.

Sunehri Masjid

Sunehri Masjid built in 1721 by Roshan-ud-Daula Zafar Khan in the reign of Mohammad Shah. The Persian invader Nadir Shah spent several hours on the top of the mosque on 11 March, 1739 to observe the Katl-e-Aam (the killing of everyone in sight) that he had orderd which resulted in 30,000 deaths.

Jama Masjid
 

Fatehpuri Masjid

Fatehpuri Masjid built by Fatehpuri Begum in 1650, one of the queens of Shah Jahan.

 
 

 
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