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Mangaluru, Jan 31,2016-: Thousands of people Passing through the Boat Bridge , to take part in the Uroos of The Rahmania Dargah Masjid Shariff located at Nadupalli in Adyar Kannur in Mangaluru on Sunday. 67 boats used here for temporary bridge, also made available to the devotees used the other from the river bank to the Dargah.
About This Mosque which is about 400 years old, is surrounded by River Netravati which flows serenely around an isle where this ancient mosque is located. More than 50,000 people taking part in the Uroos held every year. in spite of the fact that the mosque is surrounded by water. Normally people use boats to reach the Dargah and bow before the tombs of the saints here. However, for the Uroos, they did not have to take this trouble, as a unique bridge was laid out for their convenience.
Tombs of three saints, who had spent their entire lives in providing spiritual guidance to the people, are located at this Dargah. Bodies of three persons, two brothers and a sister, had flown from west to east to this spot. The bodies were seen to be having some divine powers. The people had arranged to bury them and build their tombs on the right side of the mosque. Since then, people across different religions have made it a practice to visit the Dargah and seek fulfillment of their wishes.
This Dargah is well known for granting the wishes of farmers. There are many instances in which farmers, troubled by lack of rain, came here, made gruel mixed with jaggery as is customary, distributed it among the needy, and prayed for rain. Heavy rain soaked them on their way back. To celebrate these divine powers, every year, Uroos and other religious programmes are organized.
