By Staff Reporter *Faith beyond religion* - The Indian Express - India; Monday, May 28, 2012
Faith beyond religion
Pir Panjal area in Poonch district of India's northern state of Jammu and Kashmir is well known for amity between Hindus and Muslims. And the celebration of annual Urs of Sai Illai Baksha is a perfect example of this fact.
Every year devotees from different faiths come here in large numbers to pay obeisance to the saint.
Legend has it that the saint was a mystic who devoted his entire life for the betterment of mankind and preached communal harmony.
It is believed that wishes of the devotees who visit the mausoleum are fulfilled with the blessings of the Sufi saint.
[Click on the title of this article to a 2'45'' video of the Urs (ed.)]
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Monday, June 04, 2012
Sai Illai Baksha Urs
Faith beyond religion
Pir Panjal area in Poonch district of India's northern state of Jammu and Kashmir is well known for amity between Hindus and Muslims. And the celebration of annual Urs of Sai Illai Baksha is a perfect example of this fact.
Every year devotees from different faiths come here in large numbers to pay obeisance to the saint.
Legend has it that the saint was a mystic who devoted his entire life for the betterment of mankind and preached communal harmony.
It is believed that wishes of the devotees who visit the mausoleum are fulfilled with the blessings of the Sufi saint.
[Click on the title of this article to a 2'45'' video of the Urs (ed.)]
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By Staff Reporter *Faith beyond religion* - The Indian Express - India; Monday, May 28, 2012Faith beyond religion
Pir Panjal area in Poonch district of India's northern state of Jammu and Kashmir is well known for amity between Hindus and Muslims. And the celebration of annual Urs of Sai Illai Baksha is a perfect example of this fact.
Every year devotees from different faiths come here in large numbers to pay obeisance to the saint.
Legend has it that the saint was a mystic who devoted his entire life for the betterment of mankind and preached communal harmony.
It is believed that wishes of the devotees who visit the mausoleum are fulfilled with the blessings of the Sufi saint.
[Click on the title of this article to a 2'45'' video of the Urs (ed.)]
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