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MARGHERITA: The annual Urs celebration of Maa Bibi Mariam Fatema Mazhar was held today. The Mazhar is located in Namdang, Margherita and is 5 kilometres away from Margherita headquarter and draws thousands of devotees from across the state. The Mazhar, a sacred shrine, has become a symbol of communal harmony, attracting people from diverse faiths and backgrounds.
The Urs celebration, which commemorates the death anniversary of Bibi Mariam Fatema, began with the traditional religious Chador offering ceremony during morning hours when devotees from various parts of Assam irrespective of caste, creed, race, language, and religion gathered at the sacred shrine to pay their respects and seek blessings.
Toufik Khan, General Secretary of Bibi Mariam Fatema Mazhar Development Committee, said that every year, Annual Urs is celebrated on the last Thursday of the February month, when people from all walks of life come here in large numbers.
Bibi Mariam Fatema belongs to the Syed Dynasty whose ancestors in the year 1882 came from North West Frontier Province, Balochistan, Pakistan which was then under British India to work at Assam Railway and Trading Company Limited Margherita and later they settled at Makrani Line in Ledo and Pathan Line in Bargolai under Margherita. In the year 1890, the Syed Dynasty people built a Masjid and Kabarsthan (Graveyard) at Namdang, Margherita, said Toufik Khan.
In the year 1902, Bibi Mariam Fatema died at Namdang and was buried and the place became a sacred shrine, where it is believed if a person prays with full devotion then the person’s wishes come true, added Toufik Khan. Bibi Fatema Mariam’s descendants are still alive and live at Vineer Mill Bazaar, Margherita.
Bibi Mariam Fatema Mazhar is one of the most revered shrines in Assam, attracting devotees from all over the country as the Mazhar is believed to possess mystical powers. Devotees come here to seek solace, peace, and prosperity.
The annual Urs celebration is a testament to the communal harmony and syncretic traditions of Assam as people from different faiths and backgrounds come together to pray, share food and celebrate the occasion. The event promotes unity, peace, love, brotherhood, and understanding among people, reinforcing the values of tolerance and coexistence, said Toufik Khan.
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