A gate to Asfi Mosque in Bara Imambara, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India


Asfi mosque is situated inside the courtyard of the Bada Imambara and is an extremely graceful monument. A grand flight of steps leads to the paved floor of the mosque. Bara Imambara is an imambara complex in Lucknow, India, built by Asaf-ud-Daula, Nawab of Lucknow, in 1784. It is also called Asfi Imambara after the name of the Nawab of Lucknow who got it constructed. It is an important place of worship for the Muslims who come here every year to celebrate the religious festival of Muharram.


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