Thousand Lights Mosque

Thousand Lights (Tamil: ஆயிரம்விளக்கு மசூதி) is a multi-domed mosque in Anna Salai in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, is one of the largest mosques in the country and is a revered place of worship and azadari for Shia Muslims in the city.

[2] The mosque was built in 1810 by Arcot Nawab Umdat ul-Umara.

There was a tradition of lighting thousand oil lamps to illuminate the assembly hall.

[4] The chief Shia Qazi of Chennai functions from the mosque, and the post has been continuously held by the same family.

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