Mahim Dargah Urs 2024: The annual fair held at the Dargah of Harjat Makhdoom Ali Mahimi located in Mahim area of ​​​​Mumbai started on Monday (16 December). This fair will run for 10 days. Mumbai Police offered the first chadar on Monday. This fair started amid tight security and will run for 10 days. Devotees come here from different parts of the country.  

We offered the first chaadar at the dargah- Police

Policemen dressed in colourful traditional attire took part in the sandal (procession) from the police station premises to the dargah, an official said. "We paid homage to the Mahim dargar this morning as we do every year. We offered the first chaadar at the dargah," senior police inspector Vinayak Vetal said, according to news agency PTI.

'Preparations started three months ago'

Along with this, the police inspector said that people, irrespective of their religion and caste, celebrate the 10-day long Urs. This tradition has been going on since the British era. We had started preparing for the Urs three months ago.

We reach Mumbai during Urs- Constable

Constable Praveen Chipkar said that he has been participating in the sandal for 45 years. Wherever we are, we reach Mahim during the Urs. I and my colleagues never miss the Mahim sandal.

More than seven lakh people are expected to come- Managing Trustee

Sohail Khandwani, managing trustee of Mahim Dargah, said, "Today is the 611th death anniversary of Hazrat Makhdoom Ali Mahimi. We have a gazette of the Urs of the year 1901. Around 400 to 450 'sandals' are expected to come to Mahim in the next 10 days and more than seven lakh people will visit." He said that the fair is being organised with the help of local police, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Mumbai Port Trust.