Khanqah-e-Niazia

Khanqah-e-Niazia is a Dargah in Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, it was established by Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelvi in 1773.[1][2] It is headed by Shah Mehdi Miyan, sajjada nashin of Khanqah since 2020.[3]

Festivals

The Khanqah celebrates Jashn-e-Chirag, a tradition of more than 300 years. It is believed to be a festival of Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb.[4] The Urs is celebrated annually on 6th of Jumadus Sani.[5]

References
  1. "जश्न ए चिरागा : बरेली में खानकाह नियाजिया में दो दिन जलेंगे मन्नतों के चिराग, जानिए कितने साल पुरानी है परंपरा". m.jagran.com.
  2. "#upduskadum हिन्दू-मुस्लिम एकता की मिसाल है खानकाह ए नियाजिया, यहाँ पूरी होती है हर मुराद | Khanqah e Niazia is an example of Hindu-Muslim unity". Patrika News. August 17, 2019.
  3. "शहजादे शाह मेहंदी मियां ने संभाली खानकाह नियाजिया की रूहानी विरासत". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  4. "People from across the world gather at Khanqah-e-Niazia, light wish lamp | Bareilly News - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 December 2018.
  5. Pradesh (India), Uttar (1968). Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Bareilly. Government of Uttar Pradesh. p. 84.
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