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The mosque and tomb of Afsarwala also lie within an enclosure of their own. 'Afsar' literally means 'officer', so even though the identity of the man buried here is not known, it is probable that he was an officer of some standing in early Mughal times (the tomb and mosque were built sometime before 1566, the date on one of the graves). The mosque and tomb stand next to each other on a platform. The domed mosque, which was once probably covered all over with painted and incised plaster (you can still see traces on the façade), has three arches along the front, the central arch being the largest. Each end of the façade has a narrow staircase built into the thick outer wall. The tomb adjacent to the mosque is better preserved and more appealing. It is in the shape of an irregular octagon, similar to a square with the four corners lopped off. The wider sides of the octagon are decorated with deep recessed arches, each pierced by a doorway. The narrower sides have a narrower, shallower r...