Srinagar, October 22 : In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, thousands of people participated in ‘Khwaja Diggar’, a popular religious gathering, at the Naqshband Sahib Shrine in Srinagar.
Khwaja Diggar is held on the 3rd Rabbi-ul-Awwal every year in remembrance of the Sufi Saint, Hazrat Khwaja Syed Bha-u-Deen Naqsaband Sahib (RA).
The huge gathering was witnessed at the shrine as the devotees in thousands including men and women participated in the prayers. The devotees thronged the shrine to pay respect to the Sufi Saint, who left for the heavenly abode in the year 1674.
The congregational prayers at the ‘Asr’ (post afternoon prayers) at the shrine has its own significance as Khwaja Naqshband Sahib (RA) had left for the heavenly abode at this time on 3rd Rabbi-ul-Awwal, a religious cleric had said.
Meanwhile, ulema addressed the gathering and paid rich tributes to the Sufi Saint.
