Today's Witness Wednesday, 19 November 2025, 05:47 PM, ( Updated at 11:30 AM Daily)
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Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 17 November, 2025 11:23:PM
In the year 1810, the tradition of Phool Walon ki sair was started by the Mughal emperor Akbar’s wife to offer prayers and gratitude to the Sufi saint Khwaja Bakhtiyar Kaki and the Yogmaya temple on the safe and successful return of her son, Jahangir, after a skirmish with English soldiers. Since then this annual ritual has been organised by the Muslim and Hindu people together from old Delhi source says. This year the approval has not been granted by the government, it's not clear, it was a bureaucratic decision or political but the people of old Delhi were much disturbed with the decision source. Sensing the mood of people the LG of Delhi granted approval but it was late because the ‘Sair’ is organised just after August every year source says. After getting approval it’s likely to be organised in February or March next year source says. V K Saxena, LG was the chief guest last year of the function source says