
The three domed mosque has an open courtyard (17m � 14m) on its east, with boundary walls all around. The courtyard can be entered through a gateway-room in the middle of the eastern side. The room, which measures externally 4.12m � 2.12m with 0.60m thick wall, is covered over with a chau-chala roof.
The mosque is rectangular (externally 13m � 5.40m) with three entrance archways on the east and there are three mihrabs inside on the west, in alignment with the entrances. The central entrance and the central mihrab are larger than the flanking ones, which are of same size and height. There is an arched window in the middle of both the south and north walls. There are four corner towers in the outer corners of the mosque. The domes are placed on drums and in the phase of transition for the domes squinches along with pendentives have been used. The cornice is straight.
The walls are plastered with panel decoration outside; terracotta plaques having floral and creeper motifs are fixed inside the panels. The three eastern arched entrances have projected half-canopy like covering on the top. The mihrab projection in the middle of the western wall has similar covering. The southern and northern arched windows also show do-chala eaves on top. The walls outside are now whitewashed and the terracotta plaques are painted red creating a very colourful exterior.
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