In view of demand from passengers, the Ministry of Railways has decided to run special trains towards Ajmer for the Khawaja Urs Fair-2020.
To carry the devotees of this region to witness the festival, the ECoR has planned to run a special train from Puri on February 26. In the return direction, this train will leave Ajmer on March 2 and arrive at Puri on March 4.
08421 Puri-Ajmer Special will leave Puri at 0900hrs on February 26 and will arrive at Ajmer at 0400hrs on February 28. In the return direction, 08422 Ajmer-Puri Special will leave Ajmer at 2005hrs on March 2 and reach Puri at 1615hrs on March 4.
This train will have stoppages at Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Talcher Road, Angul, Rairakhol, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Balangir, Titilagarh, Kantabanji, Khariar Road, Mahasamund, Raipur, and other important stations between Puri and Ajmer from both the directions.
Urs is celebrated to commemorate the death anniversary of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, founder of the Chishtiya Sufi order in India. It is celebrated for six days in the 7th month of Islamic Lunar Calendar, called Rajab and features night-long Dhikr Qawwali singing. This year, the 1st Rajab will be held in the night of February 25-26 and the 6th Rajab will be held on March 1-2 night.
