Chhota Imambara, the Imambara of Hussainabad Lucknow

This Imambara was built by Mohammed Ali Shah in the second year of his rule in 1839. Mohammed Ali Shah must have built this Imambara as a token of allegiance to his faith

The glittering gold-plated large and smaller domes of the imambara which are radially ribbed can be seen from a distance and attract people from far off.

The King, Mohammed Ali Shah and his Queen Malka Afaq Jahan had the foresight of depositing an amount of rupees twenty six lakh with the East India Company and forming a Trust to look after and maintain the religious buildings that they had built and for observance of Muharrum and other connected religious functions. Now known as the Hussainabad Endowment Trust it takes care of the Chhota Imambara. From 7,h to 9lh Muharrum, it arranges the profuse illumination of the Bara and Chhota Imambaras and their gateways. This presents a dazzling spectacle and attracts people from far off towns and the rural areas as an event not to be missed.