Sufi Festival, Amritsar

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Sufi Festival officially known as Amrit-de-Sur is an annual music festival held in Amritsar district of Punjab.[1] It is organised by the Tourism Department of Government of Punjab. It is organised commemorating Bulleh Shah, Shah Hussain and Waris Shah.[2][3][4]

History[edit | edit source]

It was previously known as International Sufi Festival and was started in 2012.[5][6]

2023[edit | edit source]

It was inaugurated by the Tourism Department on March 15.[7][8][9][10]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Sufi Festival | District Amritsar, Government of Punjab | India". Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. "Sufi Festival". utsav.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  3. "Punjab govt launches series of 19 festivals to boost tourism, Rs 65 cr budget allocated". India Today. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  4. "Festival of peace resumes post-Covid outbreak in Amritsar". The Times of India. 2022-12-12. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  5. "International Sufi Festival in Amritsar". www.business-standard.com.
  6. "International Sufi Centre to come up in Amritsar". www.business-standard.com.
  7. "G20 Summit Amritsar: ਜੀ-20 ਸੰਮੇਲਨ ਨੂੰ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਸੈਰ ਸਪਾਟਾ ਵਿਭਾਗ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਸੂਫੀ ਫੈਸਟੀਵਲ ਦਾ ਆਗਾਜ਼". ETV Bharat News (in ਪੰਜਾਬੀ). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  8. "Report: The Sacred Amritsar 2023". Hindustan Times. 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  9. "ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ 'ਚ 15 ਤੋਂ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ ਤਿੰਨ ਰੋਜ਼ਾ ਸੂਫੀ ਫੈਸਟੀਵਲ, ਵੱਡੇ ਸੂਫੀ ਫਨਕਾਰ ਕਰਨਗੇ ਮਨੋਰੰਜਨ". Punjabi Jagran News (in ਪੰਜਾਬੀ). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  10. "ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ 'ਚ ਤਿੰਨ ਰੋਜ਼ਾ ਸੂਫੀ ਫੈਸਟੀਵਲ ; ਪਹਿਲੇ ਦਿਨ ਰਾਣੀ ਰਣਦੀਪ, ਨੂਰਾਂ ਸਿਸਟਰ ਤੇ ਅਕੀਦਤ ਨੇ ਬੰਨ੍ਹਿਆ ਰੰਗ". Punjabi Jagran (in ਪੰਜਾਬੀ). Retrieved 2023-09-16.