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16 Jun 2010, NewAgeIslam.Com
The annual URS celebrations of Khwaja Gharib Nawaz get underway

The 789th annual URS celebrations of Hadhrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer got underway on Tuesday which has been attended by about 2.5 lakh devotees. The Urs rituals started after the morning prayers. Thousands of pilgrims had been waiting for the opening of the Jannati Darwaza which is opened on four occasions in a year. During the Urs which lasts for six days, the devotees recite the Holy Quran and pray.

The annual URS celebrations of Khwaja Gharib Nawaz get underway

The 789th annual URS celebrations of Hadhrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer got underway on Tuesday which has been attended by about 2.5 lakh devotees. The Urs rituals started after the morning prayers. Thousands of pilgrims had been waiting for the opening of the Jannati Darwaza which is opened on four occasions in a year. During the Urs which lasts for six days, the devotees recite the Holy Quran and pray.

Source: Sahafat, New Delhi

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