The annual Urs of Data Ganj Bakhsh

Agencies Published January 25, 2011
A devotee dances outisde the shrine of Sufi Saint Data Ganj Bakhsh in Lahore on January 23, 2011. The three-day celebrations of 967th festival of Hazrat Ali Bin Usman popularly known as Data Gunj Bakhsh started with traditional zeal with 'chaddar' laying ceremony at the shrine after the after noon prayers. ? AFP
A devotee dances outisde the shrine of Sufi Saint Data Ganj Bakhsh in Lahore on January 23, 2011. The three-day celebrations of 967th festival of Hazrat Ali Bin Usman popularly known as Data Gunj Bakhsh started with traditional zeal with 'chaddar' laying ceremony at the shrine after the after noon prayers. ? AFP
Devotees light candles at the shrine of Sufi Saint Data Ganj Bakhsh in Lahore. ? AFP
Devotees light candles at the shrine of Sufi Saint Data Ganj Bakhsh in Lahore. ? AFP
A devotee dances outisde the shrine of Sufi Saint Data Ganj Bakhsh in Lahore. ? AFP
A devotee dances outisde the shrine of Sufi Saint Data Ganj Bakhsh in Lahore. ? AFP
A devotee smokes outside the shrine of Muslim saint Hazrat Ali bin Usman Al-Hajveri, popularly known as Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh, during three day annual "Urs" or religious festival in Lahore on January 24, 2011. ? AFP
A devotee smokes outside the shrine of Muslim saint Hazrat Ali bin Usman Al-Hajveri, popularly known as Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh, during three day annual "Urs" or religious festival in Lahore on January 24, 2011. ? AFP
A drummer performs outside the shrine of Muslim saint Hazrat Ali bin Usman Al-Hajveri, popularly known as Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh. ? AFP
A drummer performs outside the shrine of Muslim saint Hazrat Ali bin Usman Al-Hajveri, popularly known as Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh. ? AFP
Rings of a devotee outside the shrine of Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh. ? AFP
Rings of a devotee outside the shrine of Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh. ? AFP
Revellers watch as a devotee dances outside the mausoleum of Data Ganj Bakhsh. ? Reuters
Revellers watch as a devotee dances outside the mausoleum of Data Ganj Bakhsh. ? Reuters
Devotees light lamps at the shrine of Sufi Saint Data Ganj Bakhsh in Lahore. ? AFP
Devotees light lamps at the shrine of Sufi Saint Data Ganj Bakhsh in Lahore. ? AFP

Data Ganj Bakhsh was a Persian Sufi and scholar during the 11th century. He was born in Ghazni, Afghanistan (990 AD) during the Ghaznavid Empire and settled and died in Lahore spreading Islam in South Asia. Thousands of Muslim devotees across Pakistan participated in the 967th annual festivities at the shrine to pay their tribute to the saint.

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vijay, India
Jan 27, 2011 10:08am
I think the devotees are lighting diyas and not candles Vijay
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Mahmood Qureshi
Jan 28, 2011 03:20am
All what is being done is "Shirk"Osman Ali Hajvari was a Sufi,but he is dead.He never said to all what we do at his grave.All the money being spent there should go to the flood victims.
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ali
Jan 28, 2011 03:38pm
I like the images
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