621th Urs-e-Sharif of 14th-century Sufi saint Hazrath Khwaja Banda Nawaz Gesudaraz begins with sandal rituals in Kalaburagi

Devotees taking portion successful the sandal procession of the 621th urs of Hazrath Khwaja Banda Nawaz Dargah successful Kalaburagi metropolis connected Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI

The 621th Urs-e-Sharif of 14th-century Sufi saint Hazrath Khwaja Banda Nawaz Gesudaraz began with sandal rituals connected Wednesday connected the dargah premises successful Kalaburagi city.

The four-day spiritual proceedings statesman with “Khidmat-I Fatiha”, “Band Sama‘‘, and past organisation of tabarruk at Dargah Shareef followed by Namaaz-e-Asar astatine the Mehboob Gulshan nationalist garden.

Sajjada Nasheen Syed Muhammad Ali Al-Hussaini presided implicit a peculiar supplication anterior to the sandal procession astatine Mehboob Gulshan garden. The procession carrying the sandal paste commenced from the plot and reached the Dargah Sharif, wherever it was received astatine the ‘Gyarah Sidi’ (eleven steps) starring to the Dargah Sharif tomb.

This was the archetypal clip that Syed Muhammad Ali Al-Hussaini was presiding implicit the ceremonies and ritual observances aft being anointed arsenic the 24th Sajjada Nasheen of the dargah, pursuing the passing distant of erstwhile Sajjada Nasheen Syed Shah Khusro Hussaini successful November past year.

The urs of the saint takes spot connected the 15th time of Zul-Qa’dah of the Muslim calendar. Thousands of devotees from antithetic States thronged the metropolis to enactment successful the sandal procession connected Wednesday.

The first 3 days of the fortnight urs includes ceremonial verses, spiritual speeches, and qawwali programmes connected the dargah premises.

Published - May 14, 2025 08:02 p.m. IST