Ajmer Sharif Dargāh

Islam (Sufi) · Ajmer, Rajasthan, India

The Dargāh of Khwāja Moinuddin Chishtī in Ajmer is the shrine of the great Sufi saint who brought the Chishtī order to India and is lovingly known as Gharīb Nawāz, “benefactor of the poor”. It is one of the most visited Sufi shrines in South Asia.

People of all faiths come to offer flowers and a chādar (cloth) at the tomb, listen to qawwālī and tie threads in hope of answered prayers. The Urs, the anniversary of the saint’s passing, is observed in the Islamic month of Rajab and draws very large crowds. Puṣkar is close by.

Rajasthan, India · Sufi Islam · Chishtī order · Urs · Qawwālī

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