Thiruparankundram Dargah

The Thiruparankundram Dargah (Tamil: திருப்பரங்குன்றம் தர்கா), also known as Thirupparankundram malai Sikkander Dargah and sometimes incorrectly spelled as Tirupparankundram Dargah, is a dargah complex, located in Thiruparankundram, in the Madurai district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The complex includes a Sufi shrine, the grave of Sufi saint Sultan Sikandhar Badushah shaheed, and a mosque.

Thiruparankundram Dargah
திருப்பரங்குன்றம் தர்கா
A view of the temple (bottom) and glimpse of the dargah (top)
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Sect	Sufism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Dargah and mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Thiruparankundram, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu
Country	India
Location of the mosque and dargah in Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates	9°52′35″N 78°04′09″E
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Indo-Islamic
Completed	14th century
Specifications
Dome(s)	One (maybe more)
Minaret(s)	Three (maybe more)

Situated at the peak of the Thiruparankundram hills. Thiruparankundram Murugan Temple, and Jain caves (சமணர் குகை) are also there in the hills. Thiruparankunram hills proclaims and stands evidence of the religious hormony of the Tamil people to the world. It's also known as Skandar Malai, was where the last Madurai Sultan, Sikander Shah, was martyred in 1377.^[1]

Site today

The death anniversary (or urs) of Sulthan Sikandar Badusha Shaheed is commemorated with the Urus Santhanakoodu Festival on the 17th night of the Islamic month of Rajab every Hijri year. Thousands of people visit the dargah on this day. Arrangements are made by the dargah committee and the local police for the welfare of the pilgrims.

Gallery

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  A side view of the dargah, in 2013
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  A glimpse of the dargah on top of the hill
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  Inscriptions on entrance to the dargah, in Arabic snd Tamil

See also

• India portal
• Islam portal

• Islam in India
• List of mosques in India
• List of dargahs in Tamil Nadu
• Samanar Hills