Qadam e Rasool (foot-print of

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), situated at

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, is a shrine and an important specimen of

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. In the Qadam Rasool premises are present numerous

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s, two

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s, namely Moti Masjid and Qadam e Rasool Masjid and several inscriptions. Researcher Mohammed Yamin said: "Architecturally, it is a beautiful shrine of the Mughal era, but with an Odia style of temple building. Hence, it is a fusion of Hindu-Muslim architecture in Odisha."

Graveyard

Inside the shrine, there is a big graveyard in which many notable personalities including Shaheed Pani,

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, Muhammad Taqi Khan,

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, Afzal-ul Amin, Sikandar Alam, Dr. Hussain Rabi Gandhi are buried. The shrine also has several

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inscriptions.

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