Sidi Sayyed Mosque - A small structure located at an ignorable location in Ahmedabad, Gujarat

When you go search main places to visit & see in Ahemdabad, you would also see Sidi Sayyed Mosque in the lists. And then you plan you day according to the locations of these places. As you reach around the location, it's not as easy to locate Sidi Sayyed Mosque. This is located aroun very busy roads and it's small size makes a little hidden in all the hustle-bustle. The first glance at Sidi Sayyed Mosque was a little disappointing but because we had read a little more about Sidi Sayyed Mosque, it's architecture and famous art-work in terms of Jali-work you see in above photograph, we could appreciate the place, it's surroundings and people walking by. This Blog-post shares more Sidi Sayyed Mosque & some tips around what else to explore around this part of Ahmedabad City in Gujrat.

When you go search main places to visit & see in Ahemdabad, you would also see Sidi Sayyed Mosque in the lists. And then you plan you day according to the locations of these places. As you reach around the location, it's not as easy to locate Sidi Sayyed Mosque. This is located aroun very busy roads and it's small size makes a little hidden in all the hustle-bustle. The first glance at Sidi Sayyed Mosque was a little disappointing but because we had read a little more about Sidi Sayyed Mosque, it's architecture and famous art-work in terms of Jali-work you see in above photograph, we could appreciate the place, it's surroundings and people walking by. This Blog-post shares more Sidi Sayyed Mosque & some tips around what else to explore around this part of Ahmedabad City in Gujrat. 


The Sidi Saiyyed Mosque is popularly known for it's Sidi Saiyyid ni Jali locally. This mosque is one of the most famous mosques of Ahmedabad city of Gujarat state, India. The Sidi Saiyyed mosque was built in the last year of the existence of Gujarat Sultanate. The mosque is known for its ten intricately carved stone latticework windows (jalis) on the side and rear arches, what you see in very first photograph of the blog-post. The rear wall is filled with square stone pierced panels in geometrical designs. Above photograph shows water body in front of this mosque. I was wearing shorts so we couldn't go inside. This photograph is clicked from footpath and on the other side is extremely busy road. These pigeons were making the place even more lively.

The Sidi Saiyyed Mosque is popularly known for it's Sidi Saiyyid ni Jali locally. This mosque is one of the most famous mosques of Ahmedabad city of Gujarat state, India. 

The Sidi Saiyyed mosque was built in the last year of the existence of Gujarat Sultanate. The mosque is known for its ten intricately carved stone latticework windows (jalis) on the side and rear arches, what you see in very first photograph of the blog-post. The rear wall is filled with square stone pierced panels in geometrical designs. 

Above photograph shows water body in front of this mosque. I was wearing shorts so we couldn't go inside. This photograph is clicked from footpath and on the other side is extremely busy road. These pigeons were making the place even more lively. 

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