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The ruined 14th-century citadel of Firuz Shah Tughlaq, with a 3rd-century BC Ashokan pillar. Crowds gather on Thursdays to leave wishes for djinns.
Firuz Shah Tughlaq built this citadel around 1354 as the core of his new city, Firozabad, on the Yamuna. In 1356 he had a polished Ashokan pillar brought from Topra in Haryana and set it on top of a stepped pyramid. Other remains include a congregational mosque that is still used for prayer and an unusual circular stepwell. Since the late 1970s, large crowds have come on Thursdays to pray and leave written wishes for the djinns believed to live in the ruins.
Highlights
- Ashokan pillar on pyramidal structure
- Jami Masjid ruins
- Circular baoli
- Thursday wish-writing tradition
Tips
- Delhi Tourism runs a 'Haunted Heritage Walk' here on weekends (Rs 800 + GST; no children under 15).
- ASI reported emergency structural repairs at the complex in Sept 2026.
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