PTI, LUCKNOW: Amid the growing perception of rising communal tiff in the country, a 75-year-old tradition of joint ‘urs’ of two Muslim ‘pirs’ with a Lord Hanuman idol overseeing the last two days of function from his perch near the dargah here, has reinforced the intrinsic, inter-faith, Hindu-Muslim bonds.
The five-day ‘urs’ (the death anniversary function) of Muslim ‘pirs,’ Syed Pahalwan Karamshah and Judian Baba, equally revered by the two communities, was kicked off here on June 19 with holding of a joint cultural function at the dargah on the first day, both by the Hindus and the Muslims.
Known as “salana urs evam jawabi kirtan tournament” and held by the ‘Hindu-Muslim Bhaichara samiti,’ the first day’s prayer of the function was followed by a popular two-day qawwali contest, coinciding with the ‘urs’ (death anniversaries) of Syed Pahalwan Karamshah and Judian Baba respectively on June 20 and 21, ‘samiti’ chairmain Rustam Bhai told PTI.
The last two days of function saw holding of ‘jawabi kirtan tournament,’ comprising of joint singing of Hindu bhajans at the dargah, said Rustam Bhai.
