Architecture of Pir Damir Sahib Khanqah Pir Damir Sahib Khanqah is rectangular in shape that measures 125 x 55 metres. The chief entrance on the eastern side is worth noticing. The thick walls are almost two meters high. However, now the ground level has become uneven. The walls are now less than 3 meters above ground. Huge sized rubble stone and mortar have been used for building the wall. These are all over plastered and are semi circular in pattern. The exterior portion is plain while several arch niches can be seen inside. Most of the niches have been buried under ground but some of them have retained their original form. The niches have been decorated with slab of carved red stone. Few of them are visible within the compound. The niches having ogee arches are all two centred. The central portion has been kept close to each other which make it appear semicircular in design. These can be closely related to the arches of Nagaur of the 14th and early 15th century. The peak point of each of the arch has been embellished with motifs that have been carved below three leaves in the form of two spirals. Large rosettes have been used for decorating the spandrels of each arch. Inside the enclosure there are several graves that date back to the 15th and 16th century. When the town walls were destroyed two inscriptions inscribed during the Shams Khan dynasty that were fixed in the walls were carried to the shrine and kept there safely. Pir Damir Sahib Khanqah does not have any inscriptions engraved on it but the structural pattern and the architectural work of the building suggest that it was built in the early 15th century. |