2K devotees in Midnapore for Maola Pak Urs

MIDNAPORE: Continuing the centuries-old tradition, Indo-Bangladesh ‘Urs Special Train’ with 2,255 pilgrims on board arrived at Midnapore railway station in West Bengal on Sunday morning. The devotees of all faiths reach Midnapore to attend the Maola Pak Urs festival held every year to seek blessing from Boro Huzur, a descendant of Boropir Abdul Qadir Jilani, who came to India from Baghdad, Iraq in the 19th century to preach Islam. “On 15th February around 10 pm the Midnapore Urs Special train departed and reached Midnapore today morning at 6.30 am. With us total 2,255 passengers came here,” said station manager T K Das.