10-day Mahim Dargah Urs commences Mumbai Police official pay obeisance

10-day Mahim Dargah Urs commences
Mumbai Police official
pay obeisance

The Mumbai Police presented the first “chadar” to the Makhdoom Shah Baba

The Urs began inbegan on Monday amid tight security deployment.
The event, which has been gazetted since 1910, is marked by the first offering made by Mumbai Police to the 14th-century Sufi saint Makhdoom Fakih Ali Mahimi whose grave is inside the Mahim dargah.

The Mumbai Police officials donned colourful traditional attire and took part in a “sandal” (procession) from the police station compound to the dargah, an official said.

As per senior inspector Vinayak Vetal they did ‘salami’ at Mahim dargah this morning as as they do every year and offered the first ‘chadar’ at the shrine.

People, irrespective of their religion and caste, celebrate the 10-day Urs.The practice has been in place since the British era..

It’s the 611th death anniversary of Saint Hazrat Makhdoom Ali Mahimi. They have a gazette dating back to 1901 for the Urs. Around 400 to 450 ‘sandals’ are expected at Mahim in the next 10 days, and more than seven lakh people will visit,.
The fair is being organised with the help of the local police, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Mumbai Port Trust.
Amidst the annual fair, people from different religious backgrounds visit Mahim Dargah and pay their tributes and devotees in large numbers.
Mahim Dargah witnesses offerings of hundreds of “sandals” during the annual Mahim fair. The sandal is usually an assortment of sandalwood paste, flowers and a shawl.

The annual fair is held in honour of Makhdoom Shah Baba. It is usually held every year in December.

News Edit KV Raman