IMAMBARGAH IN LUCKNOW

Lucknow also boasts of several Hindu ‘imambarghas’ (mausoleums). One such is the ‘Kishnu Khalifa ka Imambara’ in the old city area. The Imambargha, established in 1880, is famous for its Hindu ‘azadars’ (devotees) who observe Moharram with all religiosity of the Muslims. In Lucknow, prominent Hindu noblemen like Raja Tikait Rai and Raja Bilas Rai built Imambaras, Tikait Rai also built a tank (talab) near Haiderganj so that people don’t suffer thirst like Imam Husain who was deprived of food and water at Karbala in 680 AD.