Emmemadu Urs from Feb 27 to March 6

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Mangaluru :
The annual fair of Emmemadu Dargah Sharif, popularly known as Emmemdau Makham Urs will be held in Emmemadu in Madikeri, Kodagu from February 27 to March 6

Addressing mediapersons in Mangaluru on Friday, Urs committee member C A Ismail said that The Emmemadu Dargah is  visited by the people of all religions and is a centre of religious tolerance. Mass marriage of orphan girls, mass feeding and other programmes will be held as a part of the Urs.

The Urs will be inaugurated on February 27 by Panakkad Sayyid Munavvarali Shaihab Tanjal at 2 pm. On March 3, a religious programme will be presided over by Atakkoya Tanjal at 12 pm.
Inauguration

Muthukkoya Tanjal Jifri will inaugurate. Home Minister K J George, Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, U T Khader, Khamarul Islam, Roshan Baig, Member of the Parliament Prathap Simha, Member of the Legislative Assembly K G Bopaiah, former Member of the Legislativ Assembly MC Nanaiah, Member of the Legislative Council T John, Adaguru Vishwanath and others will attend.
Bayar Tanjal, Koora Tanjal, Maryad Hamsa Musliar will lead the religious rituals.

Valedictory programme
The valedictory programme will be presided over by Shaikhuna A P Aboobakar Musliar.
Lakhs of people will take part in the mass feeding to be held on March 2 at 4 pm.
The programme will be streamed live at www.yemmemadu.com

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / DHNS / Mangaluru – February 21st, 2015