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Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki Mosque
Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki Mosque is dedicated to the Sufi saint. It is located in Mehrauli, Delhi.

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Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki Mosque, MehrauliThe dargah or grave of the Persian Sufi saint, Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki is located in Mehrauli. He lived and preached during Iltutmish`s reign and died in 1230. He was called Kaki after the little kakis (cakes) that were said to be his staple diet during a 40-days` fast.

The grave of Khwaja Sahib is a simple mound of earth but it lies beneath a newly-built marble-and-mirror studded domed pavilion. It is open only to men and women can catch a glimpse of the hallowed tomb from behind marble jali screens. An adjacent marble enclosure houses the marble graves of Mughal emperors Bahadur Shah I (1707-1712), Shah Alain 11(1759-1806) and Akbar II (1806-1837).

A little to the left of the dargah`s Ajmeri Gate is a small mosque, Moti Masjid, built by Aurangzeb`s son, Bahadur Shah I, who modelled this chapel on his father`s more elaborate Moti Masjid within the Red Fort.

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