Farīduddīn Masūd Ganjshakar, commonly known as Bābā Farīd or Sheikh Farīd, was a 12th-13th century Punjabi Muslim mystic, poet and preacher. Revered by Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs alike, he remains one
Painting of Sheikh Fareed Shakarganj, ca.1823–24 [1239 A.H.], Alwar School of Art.
The shrine of Baba Farid in Pakpatan
Portrait of Baba Farid at Indian hospice, Jerusalem.
Room where Baba Farid had performed Chilla at Indian hospice, Jerusalem.
The Shrine of Baba Farid is a 13th-century Sufi dargah shrine located in Pakpattan, Punjab, Pakistan dedicated to the Punjabi Sufi mystic and poet Baba Farid. The shrine is one of the most important i
Baba Farid
…the language of the verses to keep them understandable to the common population owing to linguistic evolution and change across generations. The small Shrine of Baba Farid is made of white marble with two doors, one facing east and called the Nūrī Darwāza or 'Gate of Light', and the second facing north called Bahishtī…
Baba Farid's tomb serves as the epicentre of the activity at the shrine complex.
The shrine complex also includes shrines dedicated to the early diwans of the shrine.
Shrine of Sheikh Fareed Shakarganj photographed in 1928.