The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea against the practice of state-sponsored ceremonial honours or offering a 'Chadar' by the Prime Minister at the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti - the 13th-century Sufi saint, in Ajmer.
Thousands of devotees gathered in the Kotedhara of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir, to participate in the annual Urs of renowned Sufi saint Sayed Pir Mashoom Shah on wednesday.
The Urs, celebrated every year, continues to serve as a symbol of unity in the region. Thousands of people from across religious communities--including Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, and Christian--participated in the ceremonies and offered prayers at the revered shrine.
In a special event to commemorate Kashmir's cultural and spiritual history, Adina Audio Centre launched a cinematic and musical rendition of Sheikh-ul-Alam's poetry, 'Soun Alamdar,' at Tagore Hall in Srinagar.
The commemoration of philosopher and Sufi saint Lalon Fakir in Bangladesh has been cancelled following objections from various Islamic groups, local media reported on Thursday.
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], January 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a chadar (sacred offering) for the 11th consecutive time at the revered shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Garib Nawaz, on the occasion of the 813th Urs. Former Chairman of the Ajmer Dargah Committee,
The 10th annual Urs of revered Sufi saint Syed Masoom Shah Sahib was marked with great devotion and enthusiasm in the village of Kotedara in Rajouri on Tuesday.
Earlier on Wednesday, a local court in Ajmer directed that notice be issued to three parties in a civil suit that claims that there is a Shiva temple in the dargah of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer.
Thousands of devotees from various religious communities on Saturday participated in the 50th annual Urs of Baji Mian Ghulam Nabi Naqshbandi celebrations in Trimili Sharif Kanthol, which is 50 kilometres from Rajouri district headquarters in Jammu and Kashmir.
He was joined by a group of 75 Pakistani Zaireen who travelled to India to participate in the 721st Urs celebrations honouring the revered Sufi saint, an official press release by the Pakistan High Commission in India stated.
A hearing will take place on Wednesday regarding the petition related to the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Garib Nawaz in Ajmer. The petition demands the right to worship and calls for removing encroachments, along with a request to survey the area by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).