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Central Courtyard Arched portals on each side lead to this square, central courtyard with a small tank at the centre. Triple tiers of arched openings on either side of the portals lead to teaching chambers and the library. An octagonal tower at the centre of each wall marks an entrance. It is surmounted by a bulbous dome raised on an octagonal drum. Several desolate graves lie in the surrounding field.

Sharza Gate

Central Courtyard

Diwan-i Am

Ali Barid Shah

Bidar

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Photos and Text © Amit Guha

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