Indo Islamic Heritage
The nearest major railway station is Indore Junction Railway Station. For more local access, Krishna Chan Railway Station is about 0.4-0.5 km from neighbouring mosques in that bazaar area. Local road transport (buses, auto-rickshaws, shared rides) services are abundant around Bombay Bazar / Kadhav Ghat, making the mosque easily accessible by road. The nearest airport is Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, Indore, approximately 8-10 km away, depending on route and traffic.
Bade Masjid (Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat), located in Kadhav Ghat, Bombay Bazar, Indore, is likely a prominent neighborhood mosque serving the Sunni community. Given its name “Bade” (meaning “big”) and claim to the “Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat” affiliation, it suggests it is a large congregational mosque positioned to cater to a dense population in the market-bazaar area. Its presence in listings near the same plus-code region (PV73+V2J / PV73+X77) where Markazi Masjid Ahle Hadees is listed implies that this mosque is in one of Indore’s oldest, busiest bazaar clusters (Bombay Bazaar), where multiple mosques exist close to each other. The mosque likely hosts the five daily prayers and the Friday (Jum’ah) prayer, and during Ramadan, Eid, and other major religious occasions, the attendance probably surges. Architecturally, mosques in this area tend to be multi-storey to accommodate more worshippers, with basic yet functional features—for example, separate ablution areas, sometimes separate sections for men and women, loudspeakers for call to prayer, and additional space for overflow prayer when needed. Although no credible public source I found gives a verifiable date of founding or patron, mosques in Bombay Bazar area generally date back many decades (often 50-100+ years) and are maintained by local community committees. Local oral memory likely holds more precise data than what's published.
Year of Built: Not Known
Address: Kadhav Ghat, Bombay Bazar, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452007
Country: India
State: Madhya Pradesh
District: Indore
Pincode: 452007
Longitude: 75.8760° E
Latitude: 22.7167° N