NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood visited theDargah of Hazrat Khwaja Syed Moinuddin Hasan Chishti (RA) in Ajmer Sharif,where the celebrations of his 806th Urs are currently underway.

The high commissioner laid the traditional chaddar on behalf of the peopleand government of Pakistan.

Accordingto a press release issued by Pakistan High Commission in NewDelhi, upon his arrival at the Dargah, High Commissioner Mahmood wasreceived by Syed Natiq Chishti and Syed Bilal Chishti as well as othermembers of the Anjuman Moinia Fakhria Chishtia Khuddam Khwaja Sahib.

Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (RA), also known as Khwaja Gharib Nawaz, isone of the greatest Sufi saints and founder of Chishti order in thesub-continent.

His Urs is celebrated every year with traditional zeal and fervour and isattended by devotees from different parts of the world, including Pakistan.

Speaking on the occasion, High Commissioner Mahmood stated that forcenturies Hazrat Moinuddin Chishti (RA) has been a powerful symbol of love,light, spirituality, and harmony for devotees from all across and that thisspring of love would continue to guide and nourish them for all times tocome.