Prominent Mosque: Big Mosque
Also known as: Wallajah Mosque
Location: Lower Bazaar, Ooty, Tamil Nadu
Ooty apart from being a traveler’s attraction, the majestic serene of Tamil Nadu is also visited for its pilgrimage destinations. The Mosques in Ooty are the evidence of existence of Muslim religions in Ooty. Wallajah Mosque (Big Mosque) is placed in widespread grounds, being used as a highly liked place for religious and cultural function and activities. On Eid-ul-Fitr (Ramzan) and Bakrid Days, there witnesses a huge number of global crowd in the mosque premise. A huge number of Muslim devotees throng to this Big Mosque to offer prayers. This religiously historic-Big mosque is recognized as one of the most attractive shrines in South India. Thus the mosques in Ooty are renowned as one of the main Muslim pilgrimage sites in south.