Mela Chiraghan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mela Chiraghan or Mela Shalamar ("Festival of Lights") is a three day annual festival to mark the urs (death anniversary) of the Punjabi Sufi poet and saint Shah Hussain. It takes place at the shrine of Shah Hussain in Baghbanpura, on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, adjacent to the Shalimar Gardens. The festival used to take place in the Shalimar Gardens also, until President Ayub Khan ordered against it in 1958.

The festival used to be the largest festival in the Punjab, but now comes second to Basant.

[edit] References

• Mela Charagan
• A Victim of Apathy, The News International, March 29, 2005

[edit] Related articles

• Basant
• Pir Mangho Urs
• Urs (Ajmer)
• Shah Hussain