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Begambur Big Mosque is situated near the south gate of the famous
Dindigul Fort, which is located on the outskirts of Dindigul city.
During the rule of Hyder Ali, he constructed three Mosques, one for
himself for Namaz, 2nd for his soldiers underneath Rock Fort and 3rd
in the south of Rock Fort for public and gave more grants for the
maintenance and upkeep of the same.
In 1766, Ameer un Nisha Begum, the wife of Killedar MirRiza Ali khan
and the younger sister of Hyder Ali Bahadur, was dead and buried in
the Mosque compound itself. This Mosque was named Begampur (meaning
'royal lady') in memory of Ameer-un-Nisha Begum. This part of
Dindigul is known as Begampur.
A good number of Muslims live in this part of the city and this
mosque is one of the major Mosques in Tamilnadu.
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