Description of the attraction
The Chadni Chowk area is located in the northern part of the capital of India - Delhi. Translated from the Urdu language, "Chadni Chowk" means "area flooded with moonlight." This place was created in the 17th century during the reign of the great Muslim emperor of India Shah Jahan, and the project of the area was developed by his daughter Jahan Ara. Chadni Chowk almost immediately became famous as one of the largest and busiest retail outlets in Old Delhi.
Initially, the area stretched almost through the entire city - from the Lahore Gate of the Red Fort to the Fatehpur Mosque (Fatehpur Masjid), and was divided into three parts by small water canals, which, unfortunately, have practically not survived to this day. The district got its name, by the way, precisely because of these channels - at night the moonlight was reflected from the water surface and flooded the whole area with its mysterious flicker. By tradition, all solemn processions, in which the Emperor himself took part, passed through Chadni Chowk. Even today, this street is one of the busiest in Delhi.
The district is located in the historical part of the city - Shahjakhanabad, and on its territory there are a large number of cultural monuments, architectural monuments and religious shrines. For example, Sri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir is the oldest Jain temple in Delhi, created in 1656. Gauri Shankar Hindu Temple (1761). One of the nine Sikh shrines is the Gurdwara Ganj Sahib, built in 1783. Sunehri Masjid is a Muslim mosque (1721), and it was standing on its roof in 1739 that the Persian ruler Nadir Shah, who invaded India, ordered to kill everyone who came into his field of vision - about 30 thousand people were killed that day. The famous Fatehpur Masjid is a Muslim mosque built in 1650 by one of Shah Jahan's wives.
But most of all, Chadni Chowk, of course, is famous for its shops and market. The most distinctive feature of the place is that virtually all of the merchandise sold there is locally sourced, from food and clothing to electronics.
