Mela Chiraghan
mela chiraghan mela shalimar punjabi میلہ چراغاں festival light threeday annual festival mark ur death anniversary punjabi poet sufi saint shah hussain – lived lahore th century take place shrine shah hussain baghbanpura outskirt lahore pakistan adjacent shalimar garden festival held shalimar garden president ayub khan ordered used largest festival punjab come second basant peasant mughal ruler punjabi sikh resident even british officer british raj used show festival maharaja ranjeet singh nov – june high respect th century sufi saint shah hussain early half th century sikh rule punjab maharaja ranjeet singh used lead procession lahore fort festival site basant basant kite festival punjab pir mangho ur ur ajmer rajasthan india shah hussain th century sufi saint