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Dewa Mela at Barabanki is held every year in the Hindu calendar month of Kartik on the occasion of the annual 'urs' of the famous Sufi saint _____.
1. Nizamuddin Auliya
2. Waris Ali Shah
3. Moinuddin Chishti 
4. Salim Chishti 

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Correct Answer - Option 2 : Waris Ali Shah

The correct answer is Waris Ali Shah.

  • Dewa Mela at Barabanki is held every year in the Hindu calendar month of Kartik on the occasion of the annual 'urs' of the famous Sufi saint Waris Ali Shah.
  • As per his genealogy is considered, he was born in the 26th generation of Hazrat Imam Hussain in 1809.
  • It is believed that he has travelled in Arabia, Syria, Palestine, Mesopotamia, Iran, Turkey, Russia and Germany as well as it is also said that he performed Haj 10 times in the course of his travels.
  • Haji Waris Ali Shah passed away for his heavenly abode on April 7th, 1905.

  • Haji Waris Ali Shah organised Urs of his father, Haji Qurban Ali Shah in the month of ‘Kartik’ according to Hindu calendar when a big fair is held to commemorate the Saints.
  • Every year Urs(Mela) is held at the sacred tomb in the month of ‘Safar’ with non-stop qawwali recitals.

  • The mausoleum of Haji Waris Ali Shah is a monument of communal amity, constructed on a pattern, blending the Hindu-Iranian styles of architecture.
  • A big cattle market is the highlight of the fair and is the main source of its revenue in Dewa Fair.

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