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Urs
The Urs are held at Ajmer , Rajasthan every year, in May at the tomb of the Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti, commemorating his symbolic union with God. Pilgrims of all faiths gather here to pay homage. Qawalis (poems) are presented in the saint's honour and mehfils (religious assemblies) and fatihas (mass prayers) are held. Consecrated food is served to all from the large, steaming cauldrons that were a gift from the Mughal Emperor, Akbar. Festivities continue well into the night. At the huge fair - the largest Muslim fair in India - religious objects, books, rosaries, embroidered carpets and silver ornaments are on sale.