Kabaddi, horse dancing mark annual urs celebrations

ATTOCK:

Hundreds of people attended the concluding ceremony of the week-long 120th Urs celebrations of Hazrat Baba Saeen Hazir Hazoor at Fatehjang Road, some 45km from Attock on Friday.

During the ritual, Gharoli, a procession was taken out by the followers of Hazrat Baba. The procession, after passing through different areas of the city, concluded at the shrine of the saint.

Over the past week, people from across the country took part in a number of activities such as laying floral wreath on the shrine, listening to qawwalis and enjoying traditional dishes.

The ceremony benefitted the local vendors who set up stalls to attract visitors. To entertain the visitors, matches of kabbadi (wrestling) and horse dances were organised.

Security was beefed up by Attock Police while metal detectors were installed at all the entry and exit points of the shrine.

State Minister for Defence  Saleem Haider and MPA Sher Ali also laid floral wreaths at the shrine. The celebration provided a source of spiritual cleansing and enjoyment, said a group of visitors.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 8^th, 2012.