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A large Deg used
for preparing free
food (Langar) for
the people
attending the Urs
and for the poor.
A fire is lit
underneath to
cook vast
amounts of food.
It is situated
behind the Shrine
of Nawob Gudri
Shah Baba on
the Chilla Sharif,
a hill overlooking
the beautiful Ana
Sagar lake
constructed by
the Mughal
Emperors. In the
shrine of Khawaja
Muinuddin Hasan
Chishti there are
two very much
larger Degs that
feed the half
million or so
people who
attend the Urs of
the great saint
every year.
for preparing free
food (Langar) for
the people
attending the Urs
and for the poor.
A fire is lit
underneath to
cook vast
amounts of food.
It is situated
behind the Shrine
of Nawob Gudri
Shah Baba on
the Chilla Sharif,
a hill overlooking
the beautiful Ana
Sagar lake
constructed by
the Mughal
Emperors. In the
shrine of Khawaja
Muinuddin Hasan
Chishti there are
two very much
larger Degs that
feed the half
million or so
people who
attend the Urs of
the great saint
every year.
| The Deg (Cooking Pot) |
