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Thursday, June 22, 2006
Ajmer (Rajasthan) - Bangladeshi opposition leader Sheikh Hasina, who is on a five-day tour of India, arrived here Thursday to offer prayers at the Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.
Hasina, chief of the Awami League, arrived at the shrine at 11.30 a.m. with a 15-member team, which included her political secretary Saber Hossain Chodhary.
Situated at the foot of the barren Taragarh hill in the old part of this town in central Rajasthan, the tomb of the Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (1140-1235), popularly known as Dargah Sharief, is a famous pilgrimage centre in India.
During her hour-long stay, Hasina offered the customary velvet chadar (sheet) and prayed for peace and a good relationship between India and Bangladesh, a dargah official told IANS on telephone.
Hasina said she found great mental peace and solace there.
The shrine is considered a place of wish fulfilment for those who pray with a pure heart. Devotees offer flowers, velvet cloth, perfume and sandalwood at the dargah.
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Sheikh Hasina prays at Ajmer Sufi shrine
India News - India
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Ajmer (Rajasthan) - Bangladeshi opposition leader Sheikh Hasina, who is on a five-day tour of India, arrived here Thursday to offer prayers at the Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.
Hasina, chief of the Awami League, arrived at the shrine at 11.30 a.m. with a 15-member team, which included her political secretary Saber Hossain Chodhary.
Situated at the foot of the barren Taragarh hill in the old part of this town in central Rajasthan, the tomb of the Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (1140-1235), popularly known as Dargah Sharief, is a famous pilgrimage centre in India.
During her hour-long stay, Hasina offered the customary velvet chadar (sheet) and prayed for peace and a good relationship between India and Bangladesh, a dargah official told IANS on telephone.
Hasina said she found great mental peace and solace there.
The shrine is considered a place of wish fulfilment for those who pray with a pure heart. Devotees offer flowers, velvet cloth, perfume and sandalwood at the dargah.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Ajmer (Rajasthan) - Bangladeshi opposition leader Sheikh Hasina, who is on a five-day tour of India, arrived here Thursday to offer prayers at the Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.
Hasina, chief of the Awami League, arrived at the shrine at 11.30 a.m. with a 15-member team, which included her political secretary Saber Hossain Chodhary.
Situated at the foot of the barren Taragarh hill in the old part of this town in central Rajasthan, the tomb of the Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (1140-1235), popularly known as Dargah Sharief, is a famous pilgrimage centre in India.
During her hour-long stay, Hasina offered the customary velvet chadar (sheet) and prayed for peace and a good relationship between India and Bangladesh, a dargah official told IANS on telephone.
Hasina said she found great mental peace and solace there.
The shrine is considered a place of wish fulfilment for those who pray with a pure heart. Devotees offer flowers, velvet cloth, perfume and sandalwood at the dargah.
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