Shrine of Shah Jalal
হযরত শাহজালাল (রহ.) এর মাজার
The resting place of Sylhet's most revered Sufi saint, alive with pilgrims, prayers and catfish ponds.
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Shah Jalal, a 14th-century Sufi saint, is credited in tradition with spreading Islam in the Sylhet region, and his shrine is the spiritual heart of the city. Pilgrims of all backgrounds come to pray and seek blessings. The complex includes a mosque, the tomb, a pond of large catfish that visitors feed, and flocks of grey 'Jalali' pigeons believed to descend from birds he brought.
How to get there
In Sylhet city at Dargah Gate, easily reached by rickshaw or CNG.
Good to know
Dress modestly and remove shoes. Access for women to the tomb chamber is restricted.
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