Kasur: The 255th Annual Urs Celebrations of Punjabi Sufi poet, humanist and philosopher Baba Bulleh Shah will begin today with huge respect and reverence here across the vicinity. Haji Ehsanuddin Qureshi, the Provincial Minister for Auqaf and Religious Affairs yesterday inaugurated the annual Urs celebrations of Baba Bulleh Shah by laying traditional ‘chadar’ on his shrine located here.
Secretary Auqaf, senior officers of the Auqaf Department and a large number of devotees from different localities were also present on the occasion.
The Auqaf Department has fixed Rs 265,000 for Urs celebrations this year. Free lunger will be served to the visitors. Meanwhile, a number of religious scholars will participate in the celebrations to highlight various aspects of the life of Baba Bulleh Shah.
Religious, spiritual gatherings and Qawaalis will also be held. The district administration has made foolproof security arrangements in order to outnumber any security risk for the visitors. Holiday has also been announced in Kasur today (Friday, August 24, 2012).