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Ghoray Shah Darbar: A unique sanctuary in Lahore
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Ghoray Shah Darbar: A unique sanctuary in Lahore

A shrine in Lahore that is famous for its love of horses. Ghoray Shah Darbar is one of the oldest in the old city. People put supplications in the form of clay, silver, or gold horse statues. Ghoray Shah Darbar, also known as Pir Bahauddin Jhulan Shah Sarkar Shrine, is a famous Sufi shrine in Lahore city, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the old area of Lahore near Shalimar Bagh. It is the burial place of a supposed 14th-century Sufi saint named Bahauddin Shah or Jhulan Shah. He was born in 1584 in a very religious house in the city. His father was a Sufi and famous for his philanthropy work in the community. Bahauddin was only five when his Vilayet and piousness got the limelight. His small words and actions were way ahead of his age. At that age he was fond of small horse toy...