DINA NATH

HAVELI
• Raja Dina Nath Haveli situated inside the
Delhi Darwaza Chitta Gate correlated with
Dewan Baij Nath Haveli to the North side.
Entrance of this Haveli is from the Koocha
Baij Nath.
• Raja Dina Nath Constructed Two HawaLi’s
inside the Delhi Gate. Second Haveli of the
Raja Dina Nath was at the middle of the
south east chowk of wazir Khan. Where he
used to reside with his elder son.
• The well of the Dina Nath was situated in
the Chowk of Wazir Khan.
BEFORE PARTITION
•  Before the partition of India and Pakistan, there
was a room inside the haveli which was used as a
Hindu temple.
•  After the partition in 1947, many parts of the Haveli
Dina Nath were changed year by year because of
the needs and wants of the residents of the Haveli.
• Door of the haveli opens to the beautiful courtyard
having rooms all around it and ages-old balconies
on the second storey.
•  In 1978, the Haveli Dina Nath was sold by the
owner of the haveli. The residents bought the
particular portion of the haveli in which they
were residing in. With the passage of time and
exposure, families started to shift from the haveli
and currently only 10 families are residing inside the
haveli.
ARCHITECTURE
• The architecture of Haveli Dina Nath is more like Mughal
structure due to the many fountains in the courtyard and red
sandstone work at walls. 
•  The yellow painted structure with a huge platform and
basins of fountain  with arches, balconies carvings, and
fresco work and worship places.
• There are arches in the center hall and it is said that Diwan
Dina Nath used to hold his court there.
• Around the main hall, which is now converted into a drawing
room by the residents, there are small rooms used as
bedrooms, dining rooms and sitting areas by the residents.
The residents have traditionally decorated it with crafts
and pottery.
AREA

• The total area of the Haveli is 47 marla with nineteen rooms and two

basements (known as sard khana) including verandas and an open
space backyard. An underground tunnel also exists in the Haveli,
which is now closed.
ENTRANCE

• Entrance of the Haveli is

an interesting dark
narrow
staircase that leads you
into an open courtyard. 
MEZZANINE FLOOR

• There is a mezzanine floor too

where it is said that the Raja had
kept his records, secret staircase
takes one to the mezzanine
floor.
 TAKHT

• Inside one of the main halls you

will also see the Takht (platform)
of Raja Dina Nath where he used
to sit to hold his court and
gathering. 
 BASEMENT
• It is known as 'SARD KHANA'
• In the past going down to the basement, one can see
small walls with inbuilt arches, and a prayer room in
the corner and small temples
• The entrance to the tunnel is also located behind the
small door in the corner, but the owners sealed it due
to the superstition that it opens to the other side of
the border, into India.
• In the past, basements have been converted into
cemented rooms and family members were using them
as bedrooms and store rooms and  
• Now the basement has lost all its original fabric, which
was there till couple of years ago.
 CEILING
Fresco work on the ceilings is not in its original condition and it is replaced by wooden ceilings
WALLS
• The walls of the Haveli still have fresco remains, very clearly visible in different
rooms.
•  The residents have painted the fresco with white wash in all the rooms but the
sharp colors still reflect under the white wash in other parts of the Haveli. 
MATERIALS
• This building has been consolidated with:
• small bricks
• lime mortar
• Wooden Ceilings 
• Fresco paintings on floors.
• Slides are converted into Stairs
• Red stone
• Steel nails in doors and ceilings
• Steel body lights
• Paintings on walls