Dr.Mazhar Naqvi
Hectic preparations are underway to make yet another Shabe Ashur in historic Makanpur Village in Kanpur District. The village is known as headquarters of Madariya Sufi order and unique Muharram rituals.Locals makes preparation for the fooding and lodging of thousands of devotees for three times thorough Langar committees.On an average over 50000 devotees remain in Makanpur till the burial of Tazias.Two types of Tazias are taken out.Traditional Tazias are taken out from the shrine of hazrat Shah Madar,the founder of order who had arrived from Alleppo in Syria and chosen makanpur as his last resting place in 1431.The other type of Tazias are known as Turbatwale Tazias.They are the only of their kind in Indian sub-continent.They are prepared with the help of red and green cloth known as Musallas in local language.Then Sehra is tied to them.Green color represents Imam Hasan while red symbolises martyrdom of Imam Hussain.No one sits before Tazias or dare to smoke or chew pan Masala. Blogger has been visiting Makanpur for the past three decades on ninth day of Muharram and has never noticed any change in the rituals.Locals don't want any deviation and prefer to remain stick to the traditions initiated by Shah Madar himself in his lifetime.he was one of the direct descendants of 6th imam Jafar Sadiq (A.S.).
Hectic preparations are underway to make yet another Shabe Ashur in historic Makanpur Village in Kanpur District. The village is known as headquarters of Madariya Sufi order and unique Muharram rituals.Locals makes preparation for the fooding and lodging of thousands of devotees for three times thorough Langar committees.On an average over 50000 devotees remain in Makanpur till the burial of Tazias.Two types of Tazias are taken out.Traditional Tazias are taken out from the shrine of hazrat Shah Madar,the founder of order who had arrived from Alleppo in Syria and chosen makanpur as his last resting place in 1431.The other type of Tazias are known as Turbatwale Tazias.They are the only of their kind in Indian sub-continent.They are prepared with the help of red and green cloth known as Musallas in local language.Then Sehra is tied to them.Green color represents Imam Hasan while red symbolises martyrdom of Imam Hussain.No one sits before Tazias or dare to smoke or chew pan Masala. Blogger has been visiting Makanpur for the past three decades on ninth day of Muharram and has never noticed any change in the rituals.Locals don't want any deviation and prefer to remain stick to the traditions initiated by Shah Madar himself in his lifetime.he was one of the direct descendants of 6th imam Jafar Sadiq (A.S.).
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