Punjab Govt announces local holiday on Saturday 26 March 2022

LAHORE: The Government of Punjab issued a notification to observe a local holiday in Lahore on Saturday 26 March 2022, on account of ‘The Annual Urs of Mubarak of Hazara Madhu Lal Hussain.‘

According to the notification, All the educational institutes and government offices will remain closed on the eve of the holiday.

The Urs of Hazara Madhu Lal Hussain Shah is also known as Mela Chiraghan.

Shah Hussain was a 16th Century Punjabi Sufi poet who is regarded as the pioneer of Kafi from Punjabi Poetry. He lived during the ruling period of Mughal emperor Akber and his son Jahangir.

Shah Hussain is often known as Dervish King due to his polite and extremely humble Sufi personality.

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