For now, we had finished visiting all the temples in Kolkata. Like any other city Kolkata is also famous for mosques and churches and of course, you have to get into the city to experience the real taste of it. My friends and I believe in one God and we do believe in all the religions and so this thinking led us to Nakhoda Mosque Kolkata. The location of the mosque was quite good and the journey to the area took place with ease.
When we reached the place, we were awe-struck with the architectural beauty of the place. The build was quite fascinating and we also learnt that when it was constructed back in the start of 20th century, the cost covered to build it was around a million Indian currencies, which in present day would be a huge amount if we take into the rate of increase of the money factor. Back to the topic where I was speaking about the mosque, I have to say that Islamic architecture of all the buildings I have ever come across are mind-blowing and this was one of them and was taking the quality of architecture a step ahead.
When we reached the place, we were awe-struck with the architectural beauty of the place. The build was quite fascinating and we also learnt that when it was constructed back in the start of 20th century, the cost covered to build it was around a million Indian currencies, which in present day would be a huge amount if we take into the rate of increase of the money factor. Back to the topic where I was speaking about the mosque, I have to say that Islamic architecture of all the buildings I have ever come across are mind-blowing and this was one of them and was taking the quality of architecture a step ahead.
After getting lost in the beauty and standing a while outside and looking and getting a feel of the monument and the surroundings, we entered the place to offer our prayers. The mosque made me go crazy when I saw it from inside as it was very beautifully maintained and well-decorated from inside too. We then sat down to offer prayers and the place was very calm and composed and it was nice to be there in serenity and have a moment of peace alone with God.
I wished a few things and after spending a good amount of time in front of the God, we decided to move out but one of our friends reminded us to place a “Chadar” as it means a lot in Muslim community. We had an idea about it due to watching movies and TV serials and so we did it and felt very good about the time spent.
We spent a good deal of time at Nakhoda Mosque Kolkata and had a heartwarming satisfaction. Since there were a few more places to go, we decided to move and take a sneak peak at the Christian community.
We spent a good deal of time at Nakhoda Mosque Kolkata and had a heartwarming satisfaction. Since there were a few more places to go, we decided to move and take a sneak peak at the Christian community.