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SC Rejects Plea Seeking Permission For URS At Dargah Site In Gir Somnath

A Supreme Court bench headed by justice Bhushan R Gavai on Friday denied to allow the Muslim festival of Urs to be conducted at the site of a demolished dargah in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district after being convinced that the dargah stood on government land and was demolished as part of an extensive drive by the state against encroachment, which also included Hindu temples.

The application was moved by Haji Mangroli Shah dargah, which claimed that though the dargah had been demolished, ancestors of the local Muslim population were buried in the land and rituals needed to be performed for them.

What is URS
In Islam, Urs is the death anniversary of a Sufi saint. It is typically conducted at the saint’s dargah (a shrine or tomb).

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