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{{Infobox religious building
| building_name = Bawaman Mosque, Champaner
| image = Bawa Man's Mosque, Pavagadh.JPG
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| religious_affiliation = [[Islam]]
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| state = [[Gujarat]]
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| district = [[Panchmahal]]
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| municipality = Champaner
| consecration_year = 15th century
| status = Ruins
| functional_status = Part of UNESCO Heritage Park
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| leadership = [[Mahmud Begada]]
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'''Bawaman Mosque''' (also, '''Bava Man's Masjid''')<ref name=Survey>{{cite web|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_champaner_monuments.asp|title=World Heritage Sites - Champaner - Monuments|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India|accessdate=29 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501151106/http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_champaner_monuments.asp|archive-date=1 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Commissariat1938">{{cite book|author=Mānekshāh Sorābshāh Commissariat|title=A History of Gujarat: From A. D. 1297-8 to A. D. 1573|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6lRuAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=30 September 2012|year=1938|publisher=Longmans, Green & Co., Ltd.|page=204}}</ref> is a [[mosque]] in [[Champaner]], western [[India]]. It is situated on the western side of one of the ancient city's fort gates, within the [[Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park]] of [[Gujarat]].<ref name=Survey/><ref name=Advisory>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/archive/advisory_body_evaluation/1101.pdf|format=pdf|title= Advisory Body Evaluation, Champaner-Pavagadh (India) No 1101|accessdate=24 September 2012|publisher= United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|pages=26–29}}</ref><ref name=Fact>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1101 |title=United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Fact Sheet|accessdate=24 September 2012|publisher= United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization}}</ref>

==History==
The mosque is named after Bawaman (or Bava Man), who was revered as a saint in [[Vadodara|Baroda]].<ref name="Commissariat1938" /> Bawaman was a follower of [[Sadan Shah]],<ref name=Survey/> whose tomb is enshrined within the [[Kalika Mata Temple, Pavagadh|Kalika Mata Temple]] at the summit of [[Pavagadh Hill]], which is also within the Archaeological Park. The mosque was built during the time of [[Mahmud Begada]], as were several other [[Mosque|masjid]]s in the area, such as the [[Jama Masjid, Champaner|Jama]], [[Kevada Masjid, Champaner|Kevada]], Ek Minar, Khajuri, Nagina, and Shahar Ki.<ref name="Congress2003">{{cite book|author=Congress|title=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oxJDAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=29 September 2012|year=2003|publisher=Indian History Congress|page=342}}</ref>

While many structural elements are worn or damaged, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) reported in 1985 that restoration work was in progress, such as removing dead lime concrete material from the roof, as well as resetting loose stones in the arches.<ref name="ArchaeologicalSurvey1985">{{cite book|author=Archaeological Survey|title=Indian archaeology, a review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N2xDAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=30 September 2012|year=1985|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India|page=198}}</ref> ASI reports of 2006 indicate that extensive restoration works of many heritage monuments were carried out at the Bawana Mosque and also at the [[Jami Masjid]], fort walls, Kevada Masjid, [[Lila Gumbaz ki Masjid]], Sikandar Shah Tomb and Sikander tomb, which resulted in a slight increase in tourist traffic to the sites. ASI had already spent Rs 2.25 crores (about US$0.45 million) on the conservation activity in a four-year period and a further Rs 1.15 crores (US$0.23 million) was allotted for more restoration works at the sites.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2006/11/11/world-heritage-site-champaner-pavagadh-neglected-environmentalists-1163241246.html|title=World heritage site Champaner-Pavagadh neglected|accessdate =7 October 2012|date= 11 November 2006|publisher=News Online}}</ref> A follow-up report in 2009 described extensive conservation work subsequent to earthquake damage.<ref name="ŚivānandaBhargava2009">{{cite book|last1=Śivānanda|first1=Vi|last2=Bhargava|first2=Atul|author3=Archaeological Survey of India|title=Champaner Pavagadh|url=https://archive.org/details/champanerpavagad00siva|accessdate=30 September 2012|year=2009|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India|isbn=978-81-904866-2-0|pages=[https://archive.org/details/champanerpavagad00siva/page/82 82]–83}}</ref>

==Architecture and fittings==
[[File:Interiors of the Bawa Man's Mosque, Pavagadh.JPG|thumb|Interiors of the Mosque]]
Built on a raised platform with a high plinth, its features include a [[minaret]] which stands out above the trees,<ref name="Commissariat1938" /> three large domes, three [[mihrab]]s on the rear wall, and three arched entrances. There are also [[ritual purification|ablution]] tanks close to the building.<ref name=Survey/>

==See also==
* [[Monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park]]

==References==
{{Commons category|Bawa Man's Mosque}}
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Mosques in Champaner]]
[[Category:Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park]]
[[Category:15th-century mosques]]
[[Category:Monuments of National Importance in Gujarat]]

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