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Kadapa, 27thFeb’09: A R Rahman, who created history by becoming the first Indian to bag two Oscar awards, visited the Ameen Peer Dargah ( Pedda Durgah)in Kadapa, and offered special prayers on Friday, the concluding day of the three-day Hazrath Khwaja Syed Sha Ameenullah Malik Urs.
The music maestro’s mother, Kasturi, arrived at the Dargah by car around 4 a.m. and Mr. Rahman arrived by 5 a.m. The ancient Dargah was agog with devotees, media persons and onlookers enthusiastically awaiting the arrival of the music director. Police organized heavy bandobust to control the crowds.
Sporting a white pyjama and red kurtha and donning a traditional white Taj cap, Mr. Rahman called on the Peethadhipathi Hazrath Khwaja Syed Sha Arifullah Mohammed Mohammed-ul Hussaini Chisti-ul Khadri and took his blessings. The fakirs carried the floral offering, while Mr. Rahman and the Peethadhipathi walked into the main dargah amid drumbeats and offered Tehleel fateha at the tomb of Hazrath Khwaja Syed Sha Ameenullah Malik and presented a chaadar, a golden zari cloth. He placed the Oscar award insignia at the Dargah.
Mr. Rahman, who spoke to media persons later, said he was visiting the Dargah often for spiritual guidance and to seek the blessings of the Almighty. The 43-year-old musician, who won the Oscars for “Best Original Music” and “Best Song” for his compositions in Slumdog Millionaire, is a regular visitor to this shrine. Talking about the dargah, Rahman said that people of Kadapa were fortunate for having it in the town. He said all his desires were fulfilled after he visited this dargah. Earlier, he had performed special prayers at the dargah. He also offered a chadar at the shrine. Head priest of the dargah; Hazarath Arifullah Hussaini Saheb accorded a grand welcome to Rahman.
He was blessed with mental peace whenever he visited the Dargah, he said, adding that the Dargah has a special place in his heart and he has immense faith in it the music maestro said. Expressing pleasure over winning two Oscars, Mr. Rahman said the awards were an honor for all the music artistes of the country.
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