Khanqah-e-Niazia is a Dargah in Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, it was established by Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelvi in 1773. It is headed by Shah Mehdi Miyan, sajjada nashin of Khanqah since 2020.
Festivals
The Khanqah celebrates Jashn-e-Chirag, a tradition of more than 300 years. It is believed to be a festival of Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb. The Urs is celebrated annually on 6th of Jumadus Sani.
References
- "जश्न ए चिरागा : बरेली में खानकाह नियाजिया में दो दिन जलेंगे मन्नतों के चिराग, जानिए कितने साल पुरानी है परंपरा". m.jagran.com.
- "#upduskadum हिन्दू-मुस्लिम एकता की मिसाल है खानकाह ए नियाजिया, यहाँ पूरी होती है हर मुराद | Khanqah e Niazia is an example of Hindu-Muslim unity". Patrika News. August 17, 2019.
- "शहजादे शाह मेहंदी मियां ने संभाली खानकाह नियाजिया की रूहानी विरासत". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- "People from across the world gather at Khanqah-e-Niazia, light wish lamp | Bareilly News - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 December 2018.
- Pradesh (India), Uttar (1968). Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Bareilly. Government of Uttar Pradesh. p. 84.