Varanasi, Nov 3 As many as 250 Haj pilgrims left
for Jedda in two special flights to mark the start of Haj
yatra from the region this year.
Majority of the pilgrims that boarded the flights today
belonged to Azamgarh, Ghazipur and Varanasi districts in the
region, ADM (City) A K Rai told PTI.
All formalities for the Haj yatra were completed in the
morning and the pilgrims left for the journey on a happy note
with the first flight flagged off by commissioner N S Ravi, he
said.
The Haj pilgrims arrived in the city on Monday night and
stayed at Haj House in Chawkaghat area.
State Haj secretary, M A Khan and other dignitaries were
also present on the opening day of the Haj yatra. A number of
relatives, well-wishers and close friends were also present to
bid adieu to the pilgrims. - (Agencies)
Nov 03, 2009
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