Jora Masjid (Twin Mosques)


Jora Masjid (twin mosques) is probably the most famous in the town and is the site of a famous annual urs.. --------------------------- Download Wallpaper 1024*768

Jora masjid (twin mosques): There are a number of festivals, many of religious import that are held in Midnapore each year. Urs of the venerated Maulana Syed Shah Murshed Ali al Qadri Pir Saheb is a major occasion for Bengali Muslims of West Bengal and Bangladesh . This is held each year near the Jora masjid (twin mosques). Milad-un-Nabi is also celebrated with the bursting of fireworks. Many devout Muslims observe fasts during the month of Ramadan , which ends in celebration at Eid ul-Fitr . Eid ul-Adha locally known as Bakhri-Eid is also celebrated. During the Remembrance of Muharram , processions throng the streets enacting mock stick-fights in remembrance of Husayn ibn Ali .