Associated with Sufi shrine, a dargah has Sufi meeting rooms and hostels, known as khanqah. They often include a mosque, schools or madrassas, residences for a teacher or caretaker, hospitals, and other buildings for community purposes. In Persian, the word dargah means a portal or threshold. In Islamic culture, it is believed that dargahs are portals by which they can invoke the deceased saint`s intercession and blessing.

An example of a dargah e gaffaria is the dargah of the enlightened sufi saint Syed Abdul Gaffar Sha. This Dargah lies in the village of Kamalapuram in Kadapa district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

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