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A heritage walk during the monsoon season in Mehrauli, a 'monsoon retreat' for the last Mughals. Mehrauli village is surrounded by Mughal architecture on all its sides. The heritage walk was organized by 'Delhi by Foot' in collaboration with 'Riya Sarkar', an architect by training who enjoys leading heritage walks in the city and is a fantabulous storyteller. Also 'Parwaz', a group renowned for their poetry, baithaks and interactive events on literary themes enlightened the walk with couplets from the last Mughal rulers. The attendees were a group of around 20 people, who belonged from different walks of life. The tomb is situated at the edge of Mehrauli village, to the west of the Quwwat ul Islam mosque complex. It was built by Akbar and dedicated to Adham Khan, the son of one of Akbar's
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