Sultan Ghari Tomb
Delhi, Delhi, India
Nearby attractions
Sanjay Van
Delhi, Delhi
A 780-acre wild forest-reserve on the south-central ridge — jackal-and-peafowl trails, a lake, Sufi shrines and 'haunted' lore beloved of trail-runners.
Qutub Minar
Delhi, Delhi
The world's tallest brick minaret — 73 m of fluted red sandstone and marble rising in five carved storeys over the ruins of the Qutb complex, beside the rust-proof 1,600-year-old Iron Pillar that still baffles metallurgists.
Qutub Festival & Delhi's Cultural Season
Delhi, Delhi
The winter arts calendar — classical music under the Qutub, the Sunder Nursery festival, Jahan-e-Khusrau Sufi nights and the Ananya dance festival at Purana Qila.
Yogmaya Temple, Mehrauli
Delhi, Delhi
One of Delhi's few surviving pre-Sultanate temples — Krishna's sister-goddess, tied by legend to the Mahabharata and the Phoolwalon ki Sair unity festival.
Jahaz Mahal & Hauz-i-Shamsi, Mehrauli
Delhi, Delhi
A Lodi-era 'ship palace' reflected in the 13th-century Shamsi tank, heart of the Phoolwalon ki Sair flower festival that unites the city's faiths.
Mehrauli Archaeological Park
Delhi, Delhi
A 200-acre green sprawl of a thousand years — Balban's tomb, Jamali-Kamali's jewel mosque, Metcalfe's follies and Rajon ki Baoli among the Qutub's shadow.
Jamali Kamali Mosque & Tomb
Delhi, Delhi
A jewel-box 1536 mosque and the adjoining tomb of Sufi poet Jamali, its tiny chamber ablaze with painted-and-tiled ceilings — the loveliest interior in Mehrauli Park, and famously 'haunted'.
Hijron ka Khanqah, Mehrauli
Delhi, Delhi
A serene Lodi-era walled cemetery of the hijra (transgender) community — 49 whitewashed graves and a mosque, quietly tended for five centuries.
Zafar Mahal, Mehrauli
Delhi, Delhi
The last Mughal palace — Bahadur Shah Zafar's summer retreat and the empty marble enclosure ('Sardgah') where the exiled emperor wished, in vain, to be buried.
Hauz Khas Village & Deer Park
Delhi, Delhi
Firoz Shah's 14th-century madrasa and reservoir edge where boutiques, rooftop bars and galleries pack a medieval village above a lake and deer park.
Chhatarpur Temple (Shri Adya Katyayani Shakti Peeth)
Delhi, Delhi
One of India's largest temple complexes — 60 acres of white-marble and south-Indian-style shikharas to the goddess, dazzling through Navaratri nights.
Deer Park & Rose Garden, Hauz Khas
New Delhi, Delhi
A green sprawl of spotted-deer enclosures, a rabbit-and-peacock corner, a rose garden and old tombs — the calm counterpart to Hauz Khas Village above.