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The Urs of Data Ganj Bakhsh

Published January 1, 1970
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Annually, thousands of Muslim devotees from across the country attend the Urs of Saint Syed Ali bin Osman Al-Hajvery, popularly known as Data Ganj Bakhsh. The three day festival is celebrated in Lahore. Worshippers light candles, incense and pay homage to one of the great sufi scholars of South Asia.[imagebrowser id=10588]
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