Urs of Badshah Qadri in Karnataka draws people of all faiths

Sep 23, 2019

Gulbarga (Karnataka), Sep 23 (ANI): Situated in the Halkatta Village of Gulbarga district, the mausoleum of Hazrat Khwaja Syed Mohammad Badshah Qadri-ul-Chishti Yamani, also known as Badshah Qadri was flocked by thousands of devotees, irrespective of their caste and religion. They came to attend the 42nd Urs of the saint which is commemorated for over three days and the rituals are performed according to lunar calendar of 1439 Hizari. A special train also runs from Fateh Darwaza in Hyderabad to Wadi station in Gulbarga district of Karnataka, in which sandalwood is carried and this process has been going on for the last 40 years. People gather in large numbers to welcome the train and then the sandalwood is carried to the Halkatta Sharif.