Thousands of pilgrims have visited the shrine of an Islamic mystic saint in north-western India after reports that an apparition appeared on the dome of the 800-year-old shrine. Police said more than 50,000 people visited the shrine of the Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in the state of Rajasthan in the days following 27 March 2002, when religious workers first reported the image.
Observers said they first saw the images of two bearded men on the central dome on the evening of 27 March. Syed Irfan Usmani, a shrine worker, said one of the bearded men appeared to be Khwaja, "who made his appearance to spread the message of goodwill and peace after the recent carnage in Gujarat". Hindu-Muslim riots in neighbouring Gujarat state claimed the lives of more than 720 people, mostly Muslims, in March 2002.
Khwaja is said to have come from Persia in 1192 to Ajmer, where the shrine is located. Sarwar Chisty, a member of the committee that manages the shrine, said he had filmed the apparition with a video camera and that it appeared clearly on the screen.
(Source: Associated Press) 2002
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