The dargah, or mausoleum, is a Sufi shrine and is visited by thousands of pilgrims every week.

[3][4] The complex comprises the Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah, including several tombs, the Jamat Khana Masjid (or Khilji Mosque), and a baoli.

[1] The tombs of Amir Khusrau, Nizamuddin's disciple, and Jehan Ara Begum, Shah Jahan's daughter, are located at the entrance to the complex.

The main structure was built by Muhammad bin Tughluq in 1325, following Nizamuddin's death.

Firuz Shah Tughlaq later repaired the structure and suspended four golden cups from the dome's recesses.

Nawab Khurshid Jah of Hyderabad’s legendary Paigah Family gifted the marble balustrade that surrounds the grave.

[13][14] The tombs of Nizamuddin Auliya and Amir Khusro, and the graves of Jahanara Begum and Mohammed Shah, are listed as Monuments of National Importance.

The mosque has arches that have been embellished with lotus buds, in addition to the façade of its dome having ornamental medallions.

[10] According to legend, Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq had commissioned the Tughlaqabad Fort at the same time the baoli was being built.

Besides this, thousands also visit on the birth and death anniversaries of Amir Khusrau, Nizamuddin's disciple.

Plates of rose petals and sweets are offered to the tombs and fragrant chaddars (transl.

People tie colourful threads on the jaalis and make vows (mannat) to the saints.

According to legend, Nizamuddin was deeply attached to his nephew, Khwaja Taqiuddin Nuh, who died due to an illness.

Khusrau, his disciple, wanted to see him smile and dressed up in yellow and began celebrating the onset of Basant, after spotting some women do the same.

[26][27] "Arziyan", a qawwali in the 2009 film Delhi 6 composed by A. R. Rahman is dedicated to Nizamuddin Auliya.