Amid freezing winter, hundreds of devotees including women and children descended on the shrine of the famous Sufi saint Hazrat Syed Noor Shah Wali Baghdadi (RA) to take part in the ongoing annual Urs Festival which is being celebrated with religious fervour.
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 15 (ANI): Devotees in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district and its adjoining areas on Monday celebrated the 456th annual 'Urs' or the festival of the famous Sufi saint Hazrat Baba Hyder Reshi also known as Resh moul sahib.
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 13 (ANI): People of various faiths converged at the shrine of Nizamuddin at Kheora in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir to celebrate the 48th Urs festival of the Sufi Saint on Friday.
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], Mar 15 (ANI): In the wake of coronavirus scare, the public gatherings including local markets, village fairs, Urs festival in Kalaburagi district have been banned, said B Sharat, Deputy Commissioner, on Sunday.
Midnapore (West Bengal) [India] Feb 17 (ANI): Continuing the centuries-old tradition, Indo-Bangladesh 'Urs Special Train' with 2255 pilgrims on board arrived at Midnapore railway station in West Bengal on Sunday morning.