Kadam Rasool Cuttack

Location: In the vicinity of the old quarters in the Cuttack city
Founded In: 18th century
Significance: It has the footprints of Prophet Mohammad

Cuttack In the centre of the town is Kadam-l-Rasool, populary nown as Kadam Rasul, a sacred shrine for the muslims and Hindus. Having a high compound well and towers of each corner. Kadam-l-Rusul has inside three mosques with beautiful domes and Nawabat Khana (Music gellary) consturcted in 18 th century A.D. There is central building with a maginificent dome, perhaps the bigghest in Orissa which shelters In the centre of the town is Kadam-l-Rasool, populary nown as Kadam Rasul, a sacred shrine for the muslims and Hindus. Having a high compound well and towers of each corner. Kadam-l-Rusul has inside three mosques with beautiful domes and Nawabat Khana (Music gellary) consturcted in 18 th century A.D. There is central building with a maginificent dome, perhaps the bigghest in Orissa which shelters the foot prints of the prophet Mohammed engraved on a ciccular stone, brought from Macca It is an object of veneration for Muslims and Hindus a like.

Kadam Rasool is a famous mosque located in the vicinity of the old quarters in the Cuttack city. The domed mosque is spread over an area of 57 acres. The origin of Kadam-I-Rasool, in the Cuttack city of Orissa, can be traced back to the eighteenth century. The mosque holds a lot of religious significance in the eyes of Muslim devotees, as it contains the footprints of Prophet Mohammad, which have been preserved in the central hall.

Quadam Rasool also serves as the epitome of the magnificent Indo-Islamic architecture. It is the most prominent Muslim cemetery in Cuttack and has the graves of many Nazists. People believe that a Hindu king had established this holy shrine for the Muslim community. Quadam-I-Rasool mosque is visited by Hindus as well as Muslims. It basically consists of three mosques, along with the Nawabat Khana (music gallery).