Monday, October 14, 2013

The Urs festival

The Urs festival is an annual festival held at Parbhani, a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra.It is held over Seven days and features night-long dhikr/zikr qawwali singing. Thousands of pilgrims visit the shrine from all over India.
Drums are beaten to herald the commencement of the annual ceremony.
The word Urs is derived from “uroos”, which means “ultimate meeting of an individual.Since last 350 years the Hindu and Muslims pilgrims came here at pilgrimage, which will be celebrated in the period of 31st January to 2nd February.



Name:The Urs festival
Photographer: @RAHMAT QUADRI@ (The Blog Owner)
Date: 02 FEB 2013
Place: Parbhani MS
Camera: Nokia 808 Purview At Automatic Mode
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