PM Modi Sends Chadar To Ajmer Dargah For 813th Urs Of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti

Union Minister for Minority and Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju arrive at Jaipur airport at 7:15 am. The chadar offering ceremony will take place at 11 am at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah.

The tradition of the Prime Minister's chadar being offered at the Dargah Sharif is observed annually during the Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.

Source : PTI

A Chadar sent by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be presented by Union Minister for Minority and Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju at the Dargah Sharif of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer on January 4. Rijiju is scheduled to arrive at Jaipur airport at 7:15 am on Saturday and will travel to Ajmer by road. The chadar offering ceremony will take place at 11 am at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah.

According to an IANS report, Haji Syed Salman Chishty, Chairman Sufi Foundation and Gaddi Nashin of Ajmer Dargah said that PM Modi has been sending chadars to Ajmer Dargah for the last 10 years.

Chishty told the news agency that the 813th Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishti began in Ajmer on Wednesday with the sighting of the moon. On January 4, a ceremonial chadar (sacred offering) will be presented by PM Modi as part of the annual Urs of Gareeb Nawaz. Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju will deliver the chadar to Ajmer on behalf of the Prime Minister.

Chishty announced the beginning of the Urs, and extended his congratulations to all the attendees. He said that PM Modi has been sending a chadar to the Dargah every year, continuing a tradition, which began in 1947. Along with the chadar, the Prime Minister conveys a message of peace and brotherhood for the nation, accompanied by prayers for unity and harmony, he added.

Meanwhile, the Dargah cleric Syed Munnawar Chishti said, that in Ajmer, Rajasthan, the annual Urs of Khwaja Garib Nawaz commenced on Wednesday with the sighting if the moon. Alongside this, the Jannati Darwaza, which opened only four times a year, was unlocked and will remain open for the next six day.

“According to belief, entering the Dargah through the Jannati Darwaza grants one a place in heaven. As a result, a large number of pilgrims are visiting the Dargah and are passing through this sacred gateway," the cleric said.

The tradition of the Prime Minister's chadar being offered at the Dargah Sharif is observed annually during the Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. The Union Minister for Minority Affairs customarily represents the Prime Minister during this significant occasion.