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Scindia Prays at Baba Mansoor Shah's Shrine, Unveiling 300-Year-Old Tradition.
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News18•29-09-2026, 20:58
Scindia Prays at Baba Mansoor Shah's Shrine, Unveiling 300-Year-Old Tradition.
- •Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia offered prayers at the historic Gorkhi Devghar in Gwalior for the annual Urs of Sufi saint Baba Mansoor Shah Auliya.
- •For 300 years, it has been a tradition for the head of the Scindia royal family to visit Devghar for worship.
- •Historically, after Mahadji Scindia was injured in the Third Battle of Panipat (1761), his mother and wife prayed to Baba Mansoor Shah for his safe return.
- •Baba Mansoor Shah blessed Mahadji Scindia's safe return and gave him a piece of his 'half roti' and a garment.
- •Jyotiraditya Scindia stated that he prayed to Mansoor Shah for his blessings to always be upon his region and them.
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Baba Mansoor Shah is a Sufi saint regarded as the guiding and protecting saint of the Scindia dynasty. The Scindia royal family has held deep devotion to him for 300 years following a historic blessing.
The tradition began after the third battle of Panipat in 1761, when Mahadji Scindia's family prayed for his safe return at the saint's court. After Mahadji returned safely, Baba Mansoor Shah blessed him and gave him a piece of half roti, which the family still preserves and worships during the Urs.
Union Minister and Guna MP Jyotiraditya Scindia visited the historic Gorkhi Devghar at Maharaj Bada in Gwalior, dressed in traditional dhoti and odhani, to offer prayers during the annual Urs.
