Location of Laila Majnu Di Mazar, History of Laila-Majnu Di Mazar.
Location of Laila-Majnu Di Mazar:
This tomb is located at a distance of 11 Km from town Anoopgarh in Village Binjaur, District Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan.
History of Laila-Majnu Di Mazar:
It was built in commemoration of the eternal love of Laila and Majnu. A fair is organized here in the month of June.
Many people associate this Mazar (mausoleum) with fictional lovers Laila and Majnu. According to them Laila-Qais were from Sindh and came to this place escaping from the clutches of Laila’s parents and her brother who were against love of Laila-Majnun. But there was bigh sand dune at the time of Laila and Majnu and there were not able to cross this desert due to thirst and finally Laila’s parents followed up them but they find that both are dead.Thus this place became a symbol of love and people come here to seek blessings to Laila and Majnu. According to local people, On the festival of Laila and Majnu married and bachelor couple come with true hearts to get blessing, they blessed for lifelong togetherness.
For some people, such as Rani Raisikh, one of the early caretakers of this Mazar, the mausoleum is not related to the mythical Laila-Majnu but are the two graves of a great teacher and his devoted student. The mausoleum is a symbol of mutual respect and love between that teacher and his student.
Source: Wikipedia
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