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Khangah Pir Bana Banoi It is an old building in the
city and a monument of the Muslims. A mosque has been
built in the building in the north-west of the grave
of Pir Bana Banoi. Pir Bana Banoi whose real name is
said to be Mohmood or Khawaja Mahmood was a Sayyad by
caste. Before the partition of the country, a big fair
used to be held here in the month of Chet
(March-April) in which people from Peshawar, Multan,
Rawalpindi and Lahore (now in Pakistan) used to
attend. Professional dancers used to dance and
qawwalis were sung at the fair.
This place is revered by all sections
of people of the area. It is said that Pir Bana Banoi
killed the then ruler of the Surajpur Fort who was in the
habit of keeping the newly wedded brides of the town for
first three nights. |
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