Urs_festival,_Ajmer
Urs festival, Ajmer
Annual festival held at Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
The Urs festival is an annual festival held at Ajmer, Rajasthan, India which commemorates the anniversary of the death of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti (1143 - 1236) (founder of the Chishtiya Sufi order in India).[1][2]
This Sufi saint preached tolerance of all religions and gave a message of love. He was popularly known as 'Khwaja Gharib Nawaz' (Messiah of the poor).[2][3]