Fauti Mosque

The Fauti, or Phuti, Mosque stands in ruins at Kumarpur in Murshidabad district, about 1.2 km from the Hazarduari Palace. Nawab Sarfaraz Khan began it in 1740. Local tradition says he meant it to be built in a single night, but he was killed in battle against Alivardi Khan before it was finished; 'faut' means death, which gave the mosque its name.

It was one of the largest mosques of the town, 41 metres long and 12 metres wide, with five domes and, at each corner, a spiral staircase under a cupola, though the domes were never completed. Jungle has since overgrown the building. The tomb of Nawab Sarfaraz Khan at Naginabagh, a state-protected monument, lies within the grounds, and the Katra Masjid, Jama Masjid and Motijhil are nearby.