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{{Infobox music festival
| name = Sufi Festival
| music_festival_name = Sufi Festival
| genre = Sufi music
| location = [[Bibi Kamal Dargah]], [[Jehanabad district]], [[Bihar]]
| organiser = Dargah Committee and Tourism Department of Government of Bihar
| years_active = 2011-present
| founders = [[Nitish Kumar]]
}}

'''Sufi Festival''' ([[Hindi]]: सूफ़ी महोत्सव) is an annual two-days Sufi Music Festival held in [[Bibi Kamal Dargah]], [[Kako, Bihar|Kako Sharif]] in the [[Jehanabad district]] of [[Bihar]] to commemorate the death anniversary of the Sufi Saint Bibi Kamal, daughter of [[Shahabuddin Peer Jagjot]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=हजरत बीबी कमाल के मजार पर सूफी महोत्सव आज |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/jahanabad-sufi-festival-today-at-hazrat-bibi-kamal-chr39-s-mazar-16671413.html |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=सूफी महोत्सव आज, तैयारियां पूरी |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/jehanabad/1051721 |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=Prabhat Khabar |language=hi}}</ref> It is organised by the Dargah Committee and Tourism Department of Government of Bihar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Timeline of Annual Events in Bihar |url=https://tourism.bihar.gov.in/en/event-listing |website=tourism.bihar.gov.in}}</ref>

== History ==
The Sufi Festival was started in year 2011 with the name of Sufi Mahotsav which translated to Sufi Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |title=सूफी महोत्सव: जुड़ेगा काको के इतिहास में सुनहरा पन्ना - |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/jahanabad-here-heading-in-english-for-story8224449-8224449.html |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref> It is inaugurated every year by the Incumbent chief ministers of Bihar.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kavita to performat Sufi festival |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/kavita-to-performat-sufi-festival/articleshow/9918715.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-14 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

=== 2011 ===
It was formally inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Bihar, [[Nitish Kumar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=आज आऐंगें नीतीश, करेंगे सूफी महोत्सव का उद्घाटन - |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/jahanabad-here-heading-in-english-for-story8249070-8249070.html |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=दुआ मांगी और फिर सूफी महोत्सव में शामिल हुए मुख्यमंत्री - |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/jahanabad-here-heading-in-english-for-story8254247-8254247.html |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref> It was participated by [[Kavita Seth]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sufi singer enthrals audience at Kako |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/sufi-singer-enthrals-audience-at-kako/articleshow/10086924.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-14 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Consultant hired to promote tourism |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/consultant-hired-to-promote-tourism/articleshow/15565426.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-14 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

=== 2013 ===
It was inaugurated by [[Nitish Kumar]] and Rural Welfare Minister [[Nitish Mishra]]. It was participated by qawwal Yousuf Khan Nizami, Ustad Majila Khan, comedian Ahsan Quraishi with Singer [[Salma Agha]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=काको सूफी महोत्सव: गायिका सलमा आगा और एहसान कुरैशी ने माहौल बनाया सूफियाना |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/news/BIH-GAYA-kako-sufi-mahotsav-in-jahanabad-4735910-PHO.html |website=www.bhaskar.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=काको महोत्सव में हुई सूफियाना शाम |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/jehanabad/46386 |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=Prabhat Khabar |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Salma Agha regales music lovers at Sufi festival in Jehanabad |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/salma-agha-regales-music-lovers-at-sufi-festival-in-jehanabad/articleshow/41898127.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-14 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

=== 2014 ===
The Sufi Festival was inaugurated by then Chief Minister of Bihar, [[Jitan Ram Manjhi]]. It was participated largely by many notable qawwals like Ustad [[Kamal Khan (singer)|Kamal Khan]], Irshad Ali Khan and [[Salma Agha]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sufi Mahotsav Inaugurated in Bihar |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/sufi-mahotsav-inaugurated-in-bihar-114090501448_1.html |website=www.business-standard.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=बीबी कमाल की दरगाह पर आज जुटेंगे सूफी कलाकार, लोगों में खुशी |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/jehanabad/146317 |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=Prabhat Khabar |language=hi}}</ref>

=== 2019 ===
it was organised by the then Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, it was participated by Altamash Faridi, Asif Faridi, Savita Singh Nepali.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Prabhat Khabar Digital |title=जहानाबाद नगर : काको में सूफी महोत्सव आज गूंजेगा सूफियाना कलाम |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/jehanabad/1331180 |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=Prabhat Khabar |language=hi}}</ref>

=== 2020-2021 ===
It was not organised in the year 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bihar News: कोरोना के कारण सूफी महोत्सव का आयोजन फिर निरस्त, बीबी कमाल की मजार सिर्फ चादरपोशी होगी |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/jehanabad-sufi-festival-canceled-again-due-to-corona-bibi-kamals-tomb-only-chadarposhi-brvj-3726406.html |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=राजन |first=रंजीत |title=कई कहानियों को अपने अंदर समेटे हुए है बीबी कमाल का मकबरा, अपने चमत्कारों के लिए है मशहूर |url=https://www.abplive.com/states/bihar/bibi-kamals-tomb-has-many-stories-inside-itself-is-famous-for-its-miracles-ann-1555282 |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=ABP News |language=hi}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Music festivals established in 2011]]
[[Category:Hindustani classical music festivals]]
[[Category:Festivals in Bihar]]
[[Category:Islamic music festivals]]
[[Category:2011 establishments in Bihar]]

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