With the lockdown relaxed, Government of Sindh has also opened the shrines in the province. The ever green and always full of devotes Lal Shahbaz Qalandar’s shrine is a places every Pakistani visits many do so for pilgrimage and many just visit it.
Scores of devotees started journeying to the shrine of venerated Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan on Monday after it was reopened for visitors after a closure of five months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The shrine opened at 4:30am after the usual ‘khidmat’ of the gravesite, said an Auqaf employee present outside the brown-coloured woden kathera that houses the saint’s grave.
A spellbinding aura of mysticism could be felt as the faithful entered the shrine’s premises chanting “Bolo bolo Lal Qalandar mast”. As usual, beautiful white pigeons fluttered around the dome – dotted with meticulously engraved names of Allah – and proceeded to perch in a corner while continuing their rhythmic cooing.
Compliance of Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOPs) was observed to some extent, while police and Auqat officials reminded visitors to put on masks and avoid forming crowds. Under the SOPs, a public dhamal is not yet allowed as a precautionary measure against the spread of the virus.
Here are some Pictures of the shrine.
A view of the inner sanctum of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar’s shrine after it was reopened on Aug 17 2020.
Security also check the temprature of visitors at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar.
An inside view of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine after it opened to visitors on Aug 17
An inside view of the dome at the shrine in Sehwan.
A faithful tries to touch kathera (wooden frame around Qalandar’s grave) after the shrine was reopened on Monday.
