Peer Matsyendra

Pre-Islamic India held ascetics in great reverence, and the same respect was accorded to the peers and saints devoted to Allah.
Living in remote places, isolated from the rest of the community, they were believed to have attained mystic knowledge through severe penance.

Sometimes, these saints influenced the rulers of the state and also held sway over the minds of commoners. One such peer named Matsyendra is honored in the outskirts of Ujjain where the people visit a shrine dedicated to Baba Machchandar Nath, the local name of this saint.
The simple and low white structure with a dome surrounded by small minarets on four sides barely seems to sum up the greatness of the saint, who was equally revered by the Hindus.