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Pakistani ziyarins for 750th Ajmer Urs
by Lokendra Singh
Jaipur: About 500 ziyarins (pilgrims and singers of qawwals ) from Pakistan will attend this year's 750th Urs at the Ajmer Sharif, the mosque that covers the tomb of the Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti. The Central Girls Senior Secondary School in Ajmer has been commandeered and converted into a guesthouse for the visitors after the Ajmer district administration and intelligence agencies confirmed their visit. The administration is busy in ensuring a hassle-free journey. Arrangements have been made for a special train to bring the ziyarins from Pakistan here. The train between Delhi and Ajmer will leave Delhi at 11.45 p.m. on July 29. It will arrive in Ajmer at 9.45 a.m. on July 30. Other special trains carrying devotees from Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Sarai Rohilla (Delhi) will also reach Ajmer on the same day. Urs Ajmer Sharif is held in the holy town of Ajmer in honour of the Sufi saint, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. Special prayers are offered at the mosque, and huge amounts of consecrated food offered from the large, steaming cauldrons that were a gift from Akbar.
The
celebrations unite people of all faiths and the town is decorated with
buntings and wears the spirit of festivity. he mortal remains of the august
Sufi saint Khawaja Moinuddin Chisty or 'Gharib-Nawaz' lie at Ajmer Sharif.
He is known as Gharib Nawaz or the protector of the poor because he dedicated
his entire life to the service of mankind. People of all religions visit
the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. The Khwaja left for heavenly abode
in 1256 AD after a six day prayer in seclusion. These six days are celebrated
every year as the annual Urs, which is attended by innumerable pilgrims
irrespective of their faith. The shrine is considered to be a place of
wish fulfilment for those who pray with devout and pure hearts. It is
said that Emperor Akbar sought blessings for the birth of his son at this
Dargah.
-July 28, 2006
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