imambaran.
/ɪˈmɑːmbərə//ɪmɑːmˈbɑːrə/ In India, a building in which Shiite Muslims assemble at the time of Muharram; the gardens, courtyards, etc., surrounding such a building; also, any large tomb.
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1837 E. Eden Jrnl. 28 Dec. in Up the Country (1866) I. ix. 87 In the afternoon we went to see the Emaumberra and Rooma Durwanee, two of the most magnificent native buildings I have seen yet.
1867 J. Fergusson Hist. Archit. II. iii. v. viii. 702 In Lucknow there..is..one building especially, the Imambara, which..is not unfit to be spoken of in the same chapter as the earlier buildings.
1883 Encycl. Brit. XV. 49/2 The immense Imámbára, or mausoleum of Asaf-ud-daulá [at Lucknow].
1886 H. Yule & A. C. Burnell Hobson-Jobson Imaumbarra.
1907 Westm. Gaz. 4 Apr. 10/2 The imambra connected with the Mohammedan morgue at Lucknow.
1955 J. Terry Charm Indo-Islamic Archit. 40 (heading) Imambara, Lucknow, 18th century. A large hall built by a king of Oudh for famine-relief work.
1964 A. A. A. Fyzee Outl. Muhammadan Law (ed. 3) 319 An imāmbāra is a private apartment set apart by a member of the Ithnā 'Asharī Shiite faith for the performance of certain ceremonies at Muḥarram and other times; it is not a public place of worship like a mosque.
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