Dargah Hazrat Khwaja Bandanawaz Gesudaraz RH - Shrine in Kalaburagi - Kalaburagi, India

Khaja Bandanawaz Dargah is a renowned Sufi shrine located in Gulbarga, Karnataka, India. It is dedicated to the Sufi saint Hazrat Khwaja Banda Nawaz Gesu Daraz, who was a 14th-century Sufi saint and a spiritual leader. The dargah attracts devotees from various parts of the country, and the annual Urs festival is a significant event commemorating the saint's death anniversary. It is a place of religious and cultural significance in the region.

We visited the holy shrine darga e Hazrat Khawaja Banda Nawaz Rahmatullahi, It was a really wonderful and soulful experienced. Gulbarga is a great city and there are lots of historical and cultural sides you can explore. for you n your family's bliss I would highly recommend visiting Dargah-e- shariff.

Gaisu Daraz was a disciple and then successor of Sufi saint Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi. When he moved to Daulatabad around 1400, owing to the attack of Timur on Delhi, he took the Chishti Order to South India.He finally settled down in Gulbarga, at the invitation of Bahmani Sultan, Taj ud-Din Firuz Shah.

One of the best soul refreshing place , In this place no matter how Mach rich you are , or poor , your beliefs and trust in God makes peace rewards by joy (For my experience whatever i begged i got there )

Gulbarga: Sarkar Badshah-e-Deccan Shahenshah-e-Gulbarga Qutbul-Aqtab Abul-Fath Sadr-ud-Deen Sultan-ul-Qalam Syed Mohammed bin Yusuf Hussaini Chishti (rahmatullahi alaihi) Hazrat Khwaja Banda Nawaz was born on 7 August, 1321ce/4 Rajab, 721h in Delhi. - He was a Murid (disciple), and later Khalifa (successor) of the noted Sufi saint of Delhi, Hazrat Syed Nasiruddin Mahmud Chiragh Hassani Chisthi Dehlavi d.1357ce/757h (Murid, and later Khalifa of the renowned Sufi master Hazrat Syed Mohammed Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi d.1325ce/725h). - He had his formal education in Islamic and Quranic studies, Arabic grammar, prophetic traditions, theology, law and jurisprudence, philosophy, and Sufism under the watchful eye of the Chiragh of Delhi. - He had the privilege of being the very first ever regular Urdu Poet of Naat-e-Shareef. - He authored about 105 books in Arabic, Urdu and Persian, of which 40 have been published.

Karnataka biggest dargah and beautiful place hazrat khaja banda Nawaz

Relaxing and soothing!!! Hazrat Khwaja Banda Nawaz Gesu Daraz (R.A) (name at birth: Syed Muhammad Hussaini) (July 13, 1321 -November 1, 1422), was a famous Sufi saint from India of Chishti Order, who advocated understanding, tolerance and harmony among various religious groups. Gisu Daraz was a murid (disciple) of the noted Sufi saint of Delhi, Hazrat Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi, who in turn was a disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya, the spiritual master of Delhi. After the death of his master, Chiragh Dehlavi, Gisu Daraz took on the mantle of the successor (khalifa). Thus later on when he moved to Daulatabad around 1398, owing to the attack of Timur on Delhi, he took the Chishti Order to South India. He finally settled down in Gulbarga, at the invitation of Bahamani King, 'Taj ud-Din Firuz Shah' (r. 1397-1422). Biography He was born Syed Mohammed Hussaini in Delhi in 1321. At the age of four, his family shifted to Daulatabad in Deccan (Now in Maharashtra). In 1397, he went to Gulbarga, Deccan (Presently in Karnataka) at the invitation of Sultan Taj ud-Din Firuz Shah of the Bahmani Sultanate. Bande Nawaz authored about 195 books in Arabic, Persian and Urdu languages . At the age of fifteen, he returned to Delhi for his education and training by the famous Sufi saint Hazrat Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi, who bestowed him with his Khilafath and succession after about fifteen years. He was also a very enthusiastic student of Hazrat Kethli, Hazrat Tajuddin Bahadur and Qazi Abdul Muqtadir. After teaching at various places such as Delhi, Mewath, Gwalior, Chander, Aircha, Chatra, Chanderi, Miandhar, Baroda and Khambayat, he returned to teach at his base, Gulbarga, in 1397 and died in Gulbarga in the year November 1422. Works His magnum opus, Tafseer Multaqat in Arabic, was compiled into one book very recently. It is unfortunate, however, that most people even within Gulbarga are unaware of this work. Little has been done to publish this and his other works on a large scale. Other books authored are: Avarif-ul-Ma`arif, Fasoos-al-Hukm, Qaseeda Amali, and Adaab-al-Mureedein. Urs People from various walks of life, irrespective of caste and creed, assemble even today to celebrate the urs - death anniversary - (which takes place on the 15th day of Zul-Qa`dah of Muslim calendar at the famous Bande Nawaz Dargah in Gulbarga every year. His descendents still live in Gulbarga. Almost all family members along with several hundred thousand devotees from near and far irrespective of religion and beliefs gather to seek blessings. The present head of the family amongst his descendents is Syed Shah Khusro Hussaini, who has written many books about his great forefather.

"Hazrath khaja bandanawaz" is the biggest name in the world of Sufi saints in deccan. This place is a absolute absolute beauty, & huge , huge. Darga shrine is very big & walls are surrounded by sayings of hazrath khaja bandanawaz sahab in urdu & farsi. Wazh khana, masjid are all present within the premises of dargah. Rooms to saty are also available within the premises of dargah, & also plenty of lodging are available just outside dargah. Khaja bazar is present every time during year. If u r a fan of Sufism this place is a must visit & better to visit with someone who can tell u the entire history & wakhiya of hazrath sahab. The peace of mind you gather around here is phenomenal. & A must visit is in the horse bogy with the guy who takes you to 6/7 different historic buzrug's places, he also tells the significance of each hazrath while showing around. Khoa puri & Tahari are must eat dishes, very delicious.