Moth ki Mosque (Urdu: موتھ کی مسجد, romanized: Moth-ki Masjid, lit.

[citation needed] The mosque is a Monument of National Importance,[5] administered by the Archaeological Survey of India.

[6] Another version of the legend is that Sikandar Lodhi on one of his visits to the area played a prank on his Prime Minister by giving him a gift of a grain of moth (lentil).

[1][8] Up the gateway steps, the entry is into a large courtyard, 38.6 metres (127 ft) wide, surrounded by walls.

Within the courtyard, on the western side is the main shrine or the mosque with the rectangular prayer hall porch, which has a façade of five arched openings.

The towers have arched openings at the rear end of the roof with domed octagonal chhatris (cenotaphs) on the related walls.

Carved panels of red sandstone and white marble and plaster, as well as glazed tiles embellish the walls of the mosque.

The overall effect of the Mosque has been best described as:[8][9][10] … epitomizes in itself all that is best in Architecture of the Lodis and displays a freedom of imagination, a bold diversity of design, an appreciation of contrasting light and shade and a sense of harmony in line and colour, which combine to make it one of the most spirited and picturesque buildings of its kind in the whole range of Islamic art.It is also said that it was the private mosque of the builder.

[12] An architectural appreciation of the structure vis-à-vis the five arched façade of domes of the period aptly infers:[13] … the rapid crystallization of the earlier concept.

Another important feature is the use of better material and color, as if the masons were trying for something more permanent and forceful.The monument is located in South Delhi and is well connected by road.