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'''Sufi Festival''' officially known as ''Amrit-de-Sur'' is an annual music festival held in [[Amritsar district]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sufi Festival {{!}} District Amritsar, Government of Punjab {{!}} India |url=https://amritsar.nic.in/event/sufi-festivals/ |access-date=2023-09-16 |language=en-US}}</ref> It is organised by the Tourism Department of [[Government of Punjab]]. It is organised commemorating [[Bulleh Shah]], [[Shah Hussain]] and [[Waris Shah]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sufi Festival |url=https://utsav.gov.in/view-event/sufi-festival-1 |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=utsav.gov.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Punjab govt launches series of 19 festivals to boost tourism, Rs 65 cr budget allocated |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/punjab-tourism-minister-series-festivals-revive-cultural-heritage-2391639-2023-06-11 |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-12-12 |title=Festival of peace resumes post-Covid outbreak in Amritsar |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amritsar/festival-of-peace-resumes-post-covid-outbreak-in-amritsar/articleshow/96178303.cms |access-date=2023-09-16 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== History ==
It was previously known as International Sufi Festival and was started in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Sufi Festival in Amritsar |url=https://www.business-standard.com/amp/article/pti-stories/international-sufi-festival-in-amritsar-112101900594_1.html |website=www.business-standard.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=International Sufi Centre to come up in Amritsar |url=https://www.business-standard.com/amp/article/pti-stories/international-sufi-centre-to-come-up-in-amritsar-112102000416_1.html |website=www.business-standard.com}}</ref>

=== 2023 ===
It was inaugurated by the Tourism Department on March 15.<ref>{{Cite web |title=G20 Summit Amritsar: ਜੀ-20 ਸੰਮੇਲਨ ਨੂੰ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਸੈਰ ਸਪਾਟਾ ਵਿਭਾਗ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਸੂਫੀ ਫੈਸਟੀਵਲ ਦਾ ਆਗਾਜ਼ |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/punjabi/punjab/state/amritsar/sufi-festival-inaugurated-by-tourism-department-regarding-g-20-summit/pb20230316081101080080981 |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=pa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-06 |title=Report: The Sacred Amritsar 2023 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/the-sacred-amritsar-festival-a-celebration-of-music-poetry-storytelling-food-and-heritage-in-the-heart-of-punjab-amritsar-sacredamritsar-artsfestival-music-poetry-heritage-punjab-culture-101680787678179.html |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ 'ਚ 15 ਤੋਂ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ ਤਿੰਨ ਰੋਜ਼ਾ ਸੂਫੀ ਫੈਸਟੀਵਲ, ਵੱਡੇ ਸੂਫੀ ਫਨਕਾਰ ਕਰਨਗੇ ਮਨੋਰੰਜਨ |url=https://www.punjabijagran.com/punjab/amritsar-a-three-day-sufi-festival-will-begin-in-amritsar-from-15-big-sufi-entertainers-will-entertain-9204115.html |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=Punjabi Jagran News |language=pa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ 'ਚ ਤਿੰਨ ਰੋਜ਼ਾ ਸੂਫੀ ਫੈਸਟੀਵਲ ; ਪਹਿਲੇ ਦਿਨ ਰਾਣੀ ਰਣਦੀਪ, ਨੂਰਾਂ ਸਿਸਟਰ ਤੇ ਅਕੀਦਤ ਨੇ ਬੰਨ੍ਹਿਆ ਰੰਗ |url=https://www.punjabijagran.com/punjab/amritsar-three-day-sufi-festival-in-amritsar-on-the-first-day-rani-randeep-nooran-sister-and-akidat-tied-the-colors-9205640.html |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=Punjabi Jagran |language=pa}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Festivals in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:2012 establishments in Punjab, India]]

Sufi Festival, Amritsar - Revision history

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