Furfura’s pilgrimage site is the epicentre of Muslim politics

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Daily Current Affairs Article 20th January 2021: Furfura, a village in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, about 50 km from Kolkata, transforms every Friday morning into a major pilgrimage centre. Before the afternoon prayers, people queue up at the mazar (shrine) of Hazrat Abu Baqar Siddique (1846-1939), a prominent peer (holy person) of the town.

Furfura Sharif (also known as Furfura, Phurphura, Furfura Darbar Sharif) is a village in Hooghly District, West Bengal.

It is a holy place for Bengali Muslims.

Before the afternoon prayers, people queue up at the mazar (shrine) of Hazrat Abu Baqar Siddique (1846-1939), a prominent peer (holy person) of the town.

People say that this is the second most prominent mazar in the country after Ajmer Sharif in Rajasthan.