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Beemapalli
Urus begins
Trivandrum, India,
Aug. 4 2002 (INS News) -- The
Festival being celebrated at Beemapalli Dhargah
Shereef in Trivandrum, a famous pilgrim centre of
Muslims of Kerala, on the occasion of the death
anniversary of Sayyidhathunissa Beema Beevi and
her son Asshaiku Sayyidussaheed Maheen Aboobaker
who are held as saints by Muslims began on August
11 corresponding to the first of Jamadul-Aukir,
Hijara Year, Islamic Calender.
The festival
will conclude on August 21 (11th of Jamadul-Aukir,
according to the Islamic Calender).
Religious
discourses and recitation of Islamic songs would
be organised on different days of the festival.
Onthe concluding day, a procession from the dhargah
would be followed by Al-haj and prayers by Iamam
P H Abdul Gafar Moulavi.
The Kerala
State Transport Road Corporation has arranged special
bus services from various places in the State for
the festival.
-- Binu Raveendranath in Trivandrum, India
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