PM Modi presents sacred 'Chadar' to be placed at Ajmer Sharif Dargah during Urs

PM Modi presents sacred ‘Chadar’ to be placed at Ajmer Sharif Dargah during Urs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday presented the sacred Chadar to be placed at Ajmer Sharif Dargah during the Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisht.

The prime minister presented the sacred Chadar during a meeting with a delegation from the Muslim community.

“Met a Muslim community delegation. During our interaction, I presented the sacred Chadar, which will be placed during the Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at the esteemed Ajmer Sharif Dargah,” the prime minister wrote on ‘X’.

The meeting, which was also attended by Union Minister Smriti Irani, was held as part of an event commemorating the death anniversary of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti.

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) minority morcha president Jamal Siddiqui was also present during the meeting.

The 812th annual Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti began on January 8. The festival is held on the first six days of Rajab, the seventh month in the Islamic lunar calender.

The beginning of Urs was marked after flag raising ceremony by Bhilwara’s Gori family on January 7.

The Urs Jannati Darwaza will open on January 13, with Urs Chatti Sharif on January 18. The Urs Namaz-e-Zumma will be held on January 19.

Meanwhile, the Khadims of the Ajmer Sharif Dargah have reportedly written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking for his intervention in ensuring safety and security of those attending the Urs from January 13-21.