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{{Short description|Congregational mosque in Gaya, Bihar, India}}
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| building_name = Chatta Masjid
| native_name = {{native name|hi|छत्ता मस्जिद}}<br />{{native name|ur|{{Nastaliq|چھتہ مسجد}}}}
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| religious_affiliation = [[Islam]]
| image = Chatta Masjid Gaya.jpg
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| caption = Entrance to the Chatta Masjid, 2021.
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| map_caption = Location in Gaya, Bihar, India
| location = [[Gaya, India|Gaya]]
| municipality = Gaya Nagar Nigam
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'''Chatta Masjid''' ({{Langx|hi|छत्ता मस्जिद}}, [[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: {{lang|hi-Latn|Chattā Masjida}}; {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|چھتہ مسجد}}|Chatta Masjid}}), also spelled as '''Chhatta Masjid''', is a [[congregational mosque]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=रमजान के अंतिम जुमे को घरों में पढ़ी जोहर की नमाज|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/gaya/story-ramadan-39-s-last-rites-were-recited-in-homes-3231884.html|access-date=2021-10-24|website=Hindustan|language=hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=नमाज में महामारी से मुक्ति की मांगी दुआ|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/gaya/story-prayer-for-freedom-from-pandemic-in-namaz-3111552.html|access-date=2021-10-24|website=Hindustan|language=hindi}}</ref> located in Dulhingunj neighborhood of [[Gaya, India|Gaya]], [[Bihar]], [[India]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=चार घंटे तक जाम में बिलबिलाते रहे बच्चे|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/gaya-16751621.html|access-date=2021-10-23|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=आज घरों में अदा होगी बकरीद की नमाज|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/gaya/story-today-bakrid-prayers-will-be-performed-in-homes-3388585.html|access-date=2021-10-24|website=Hindustan|language=hindi}}</ref> close to [[Phalgu|Falgu river]]. Popular for being situated at a bustling [[marketplace]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=शहर की थोक मंडी में खुलीं किराना की दुकानें|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/gaya-grocery-shops-opened-in-the-citys-wholesale-market-21689977.html|access-date=2021-10-24|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=दिखा चांद, ईद आज|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/gaya-10633568.html|access-date=2021-10-24|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref> the mosque also serves as a landmark for nearby [[Bakery|bakeries]] that sell traditional [[Bakarkhani|''bakarkhanis'']]<ref>{{Cite web|title=गया की बकरखानी के विदेशी भी कायल|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/gaya-gaya-bakarkhani-like-also-other-country-19281784.html|access-date=2021-10-24|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref> and [[Sheermal|''sheermals'']]<ref>{{Cite web|title=گیا: شرمال اور باقرخانی کی فروخت میں کمی|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/urdu/national/state/bihar/further-decline-in-food-sales-in-gaya/na20210720223149118|access-date=2021-10-24|website=ETV Bharat News}}</ref> besides wholesale shops that import [[Date palm|dates]] from the [[Middle East]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=گیا بہار: کھجور کی فروخت میں 40 فیصد کمی|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/urdu/national/city/patna/gaya-bihar-40-percent-decline-in-date-sales/na20210421093533176|access-date=2021-10-24|website=ETV Bharat News}}</ref> The mosque usually gets crowded during [[Shab-e-barat|Shab-e-Barat]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=शब-ए-बरात पर चौकसी, मस्जिद व दरगाह पर जवानों की रही तैनाती|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/gaya-attention-mosque-and-shabebarat-the-deployment-of-soldiers-at-the-shrine-20177742.html|access-date=2021-10-24|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref> and serves as a local ''[[eidgah]]'' during the festive seasons of [[Eid al-Fitr]] and [[Eid al-Adha]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=ईद की नमाज में मुल्क में अमन व भाईचारे की मांगी दुआ|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/gaya/story-prayer-sought-for-peace-and-brotherhood-in-the-country-of-eid-prayers-2562222.html|access-date=2021-10-24|website=Hindustan|language=hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=گیا: عیدگاہوں میں عیدالاضحیٰ کی نماز کی اجازت نہیں|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/urdu/national/state/bihar/gaya-eid-ul-adha-prayers-are-not-allowed-at-eidgah/na20210719182136062|access-date=2021-10-24|website=ETV Bharat News}}</ref>

== COVID-19 lockdown and subsequent closures ==
After the outbreak of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19 pandemic]], the [[Government of Bihar]] announced a complete state-wise lockdown from 22 March 2020 till 31 March 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 22, 2020|title=Bihar announces lockdown in urban areas till March 31|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bihar-announces-lockdown-in-urban-areas-till-march-31-1658511-2020-03-22|access-date=2020-05-13|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> and two days later on the evening of 24 March 2020, the [[Indian government]] announced nation-wide lockdown for the next 21 days till 14 April 2020.<ref name="NYTimes">{{Cite news|last1=Gettleman|first1=Jeffrey|last2=Schultz|first2=Kai|date=24 March 2020|title=Modi Orders 3-Week Total Lockdown for All 1.3 Billion Indians|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/world/asia/india-coronavirus-lockdown.html|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Chatta Masjid's nearby marketplace remained closed till late May 2021<ref name=":0" /> while the premises of the mosque remained closed for visitors till late August 2021<ref>{{Cite web|title=136 दिनों बाद खुले धार्मिक स्थल, पूजा व इबादत शुरू|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/gaya/story-religious-places-open-after-136-days-worship-and-worship-started-4445607.html|access-date=2021-10-24|website=Hindustan|language=hindi}}</ref> when Bihar government eased restrictions during the [[COVID-19 lockdown in India|Unlock 6.0 phase]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=bihar unlock guidelines: Latest News & Videos, Photos about bihar unlock guidelines {{!}} The Economic Times - Page 1|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/bihar-unlock-guidelines|access-date=2021-10-24|website=The Economic Times}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}{{Mosques in India}}
[[Category:Mosques in Bihar]]
[[Category:Indo-Islamic mosques]]
[[Category:Year of establishment unknown]]
[[Category:Mosque buildings with minarets in India]]
[[Category:Gaya, India]]

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