FURFURA PILGRIMAGE

Jan. 19, 2021

Furfura pilgrimage site is becoming the epicentre of Muslim politics in West Bengal.

About:

  • Furfura Sharif (also known as Furfura, Phurphura, Furfura Darbar Sharif) is a village in Hooghly District, West Bengal.

  • It is a holy place for Bengali Muslims.

  • Before the afternoon prayers, people queue up at the mazar (shrine) of Hazrat Abu Baqar Siddique (1846-1939), a prominent peer (holy person) of the town.

  • People say that this is the second most prominent mazar in the country after Ajmer Sharif in Rajasthan.

Source : The Hindu

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