Policemen stand guard outside the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer before the visit of Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf in Ajmer on Saturday. (PTI) A pair of 16th-century drums placed atop the shrine's ramparts, known as "shaaziyane nakkare", was sounded as part of a Mughal-era salutation reserved for heads of states and royalty. "I had the good fortune of kissing the holy shrine. I wish peace for the world and progress for Pakistan and well-being of my family," Ashraf wrote in the visitor's book.The shrine's management buried protests from a member - over the beheading of Indian soldiers by Pakistan army - to warmly welcome the Pakistani premier, his wife Nusrat Ashraf and their close family. A group of "khadims", as the shrine's caretakers are known, ushered the guests into a world of olden solemnities. Among them, 53-year-old Sufi priest, Bilal Chisti, stood out as the Pakistani PM's "family representative" at the shrine. The Pakistani premier, a Sufi follower, had hosted Chisti in August last year, when he had led an Indian Sufi delegation to Pakistan's Sufi shrine, Baba Farid. By all accounts, it was a deeply spiritual affair for Ashraf. Chisti, the priest, told HT: "Anyone who comes here becomes a Sufi. I told the PM that Sufis should work for peace." As sought by the Pakistani visitors, a special "ziyarat" (supplication of prayers) was made. Ashraf completed all customary rituals, which includes presenting a 42-metre-long chadar. via Top Stories - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHQsReldqKrREOxvMDBxI_Qm2ADVg&url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Rajasthan/At-Ajmer-Sharif-dargah-Pakistan-PM-gets-Mughal-era-salutation/Article1-1023932.aspx | |||
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At Ajmer Sharif dargah, Pakistan PM gets Mughal-era salutation - Hindustan Times
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