Agra, Jan. 13 -- Shah Jahan's 371st Urs will be celebrated at the Taj Mahal in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh from January 15-17. A special 1,720 meter long Lambdi Chadar will be offered at Shah Jahan's grave on the last day of Urs.
According to the organisers, it took about a month to make the chadar, or ceremonial sheet. To make this ceremonial sheet, common people give silk cloth of their own free will. The people of the Urs Committee, including people of all religions, prepared this Chadar. There are some people whose generations have been doing the work of making the chadar.
Cloth of all colours are included in this sheet, and this ceremonial sheet is called Hindustani Satrangi Chadar. People of all religions gave cloth with devotion...