Sandal procession held as part of Urs

Updated - February 06, 2015 05:39 am IST

Published - February 06, 2015 12:00 am IST

Nalgonda (Telangana) 5/02/2014Urs 
Fakirs participate in Sandal procession of Latifullah Quadri Urs in Nalgonda on Thursday.  
Photo:Singam Venkataramana 

Nalgonda (Telangana) 5/02/2014Urs 
 Fakirs participate in Sandal procession of Latifullah Quadri Urs in Nalgonda on Thursday. 
 Photo:Singam Venkataramana 

The three-day Urs of Hazrath Syed Latheefullah Shah Quadri dargah located on Latef Saheb Dargah was off to an impressive start in Nalgonda on Thursday evening. Marking the beginning of the annual fete, Gandham (sandal procession) was organised in the evening. Gandham was brought in procession from Mecca Masjid to Latefullah hillock in which thousands of devotees took part. District Collector P. Satyanarayana Reddy, MP Gutha Sukendar Reddy, Superintendent of Police T. Prabhakar Rao took part in the colourful procession.

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