Valentine Day 2023 / The place in Varanasi where all the wishes of loving couples are fulfilled, couples come here to pray

Varanasi: You must have heard the love story of Laila-Majnu, Heer-Ranjha. But in Kashi, the city of religion and spirituality, the story of the love story of lover and lover also tells the story of love. Not only Bayan, but his tomb in Sigra of Varanasi holds importance like a temple for loving couples. Hiding from the eyes of common people, even today loving couples reach here with their prayers. This number increases even more in Valentine's Week.

Mohammad Farid Shah, who takes care of the mazar, said that every wish of the loving couple is fulfilled at this mazar. Loving couples come here and keep their wishes and pray here. When the wishes are fulfilled, they come here again and offer chadar. Many couples also come here to give wedding cards. Not only lovers but everyone's wishes come true here.

Know what is the story?

This mausoleum of lover lover in Sigra area of the city is Mecca of lovers. It is said that 400 years ago a man named Mohammad Yusuf met Maryam during the fair. Both fell in love at first sight and then their love became the talk of the town. When Maryam's family members came to know about this, they sent Maryam to their relative's place.

Dead body was found in the Ganges

Yusuf became restless because of not meeting Maryam and he reached Maryam's friend in search of her. Maryam's friend told Yusuf her address. After which Yusuf, madly in love, reached the banks of the Ganges, seeing Maryam's sandal there, Yusuf jumped into the Ganges to find her. On the other hand, when Maryam came to know about this, she also jumped into the Ganges. Relatives made a lot of effort to find their dead bodies, but after a long time both of their bodies were found floating in the Ganges holding each other's hands.

After this, he was handed over to Sigra area and then his tomb was built. When this love story came into the limelight among the people, lovers of love started gathering here for prayers and made wishes to get their love here. It is said that the wishes of the loving couples are also fulfilled here.