Dr.Mazhar Naqvi
Sarkarwada Tazia also owes its origin to a
great extent to the efforts of Maharaja Siyaji Rao in Vadodra, formerly known
as Baroda. The history of this Tazia dates back to 1880.Locals recall that Sarkarwada
Tazia was started a few years after Maharaja began Hakimwada Tazia. The
suggestion to start another Tazia procession came from Yakutpura Menon Panch –a
social outfit and Maharaja happily granted permission.
He himself used to take part in Sarkarwada Tazia
procession. When Muharram coincided with Ganpati Mahotsava, Maharaja kept Tazia
along with idol of lard Ganesha under the same Pandal. It is said that Ustad
Faiyaz Khan, used to sing the Mangla aarti and elegiac compositions in the
procession.
Ustad Faiyaz Khan was an Indian classical
vocalist, an exponent of the Agra Gharana. SwarGanga Music Foundation
websitesays, "By the time he died at Vadodra(Baroda), he had earned
the reputation of being one of the greatest and most influential vocalists of
the century.
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