Devotees sailing a decorated boat into the river, an offering to Muslim saint Abdul Qadir Gilani as a way of giving thanks after their desire to give birth to a son was fulfilled, before dropping it into the water during an annual ceremony on the banks of the River Ravi. The ceremony commemorates a centuries-old tale that saint Abdul Qadir Gilani raised a sunken ship carrying a wedding party, at the pleading of the groom’s mother, saving all the occupants
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LAHORE: September 08 - Devotees sailing a decorated boat into the river, an offering to Muslim saint Abdul Qadir Gilani as a way of giving thanks after their desire to give birth to a son was fulfilled, before dropping it into the water during an annual ceremony on the banks of the River Ravi. The ceremony commemorates a centuries-old tale that saint Abdul Qadir Gilani raised a sunken ship carrying a wedding party, at the pleading of the groom’s mother, saving all the occupants. APP Photo by Mustafa Lashari
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LAHORE: September 08 – Devotees sailing a decorated boat into the river, an offering to Muslim saint Abdul Qadir Gilani as a way of giving thanks after their desire to give birth to a son was fulfilled, before dropping it into the water during an annual ceremony on the banks of the River Ravi. The ceremony commemorates a centuries-old tale that saint Abdul Qadir Gilani raised a sunken ship carrying a wedding party, at the pleading of the groom’s mother, saving all the occupants. APP Photo by Mustafa LashariAPP59-080922
LAHORE: September 08 – A lady lighting the earthen lamp as Devotees carrying a symbolic paper boat to drop into the river, an offering to Muslim saint Abdul Qadir Gilani as a way of giving thanks after their desire to give birth to a son was fulfilled, before dropping it into the water during an annual ceremony on the banks of the River Ravi in the provincial capital. The ceremony commemorates a centuries-old tale that saint Abdul Qadir Gilani raised a sunken ship carrying a wedding party, at the pleading of the groom’s mother, saving all the occupants. APP Photo by Mustafa Lashari