Muharram Special: No religion is big or small, people of all religions celebrate their festivals with great pomp. Similarly, in Banshidhar Nagar, 36 km from Garhwa district, there is such a Karbala which is about 500 years old, where not only Muslim families but also Hindu families go and ask for their wishes and it is also fulfilled. But hardly anyone has heard about it till now, let us tell you.....
Karbala, was established by the Garh family located in the Puraini village of Banshidhar Nagar, where not only the Muslim community but also people from other communities go and ask for vows. According to the information, Hussain Muharram Intrageniya Committee located in Old Pokhara is the oldest Karbala in the sub-division area. Which was built about 500 years ago. According to the information, according to the orders of Emperor Timur Lang, Karbala was built by the ancestor of the provincial king Bhaiya Dirgaj Dev. Whose descendants are still there, including former MLA Rajendra Pratap Dev, former MLA Anant Pratap Dev, and others. People of all communities come to this Karbala and ask for their wishes. People of the Muslim community, as a form of their faith, throng Fateh from morning till evening on the seventh Muharram and ask for their wishes.
This Karbala is situated on the old Pokhara, which keeps spreading its beauty. There is greenery everywhere, water-filled in Pokhara, whose sound of tomorrow blossoms the surrounding environment.
It is believed that the old Pokhara was built about 600 years ago by Madh Malin in just one night. Which as a surprise still exists today. With that water the field is accumulated all around, the water of that Pokhara never ends.
What local people say: According to local citizens and Narhi Sadar Nasir Ansari, this Karbala is a symbol of faith. Those who pray with a sincere heart, their wishes come true.
Taslim Khan, the patron of Karbala, says that Karbala is the center of faith of all communities, everyone asks for vows and it is fulfilled, this Karbala is very old, we have heard from our ancestors that this Karbala is older than their ancestors. Apart from this Karbala, there was no Karbala far and wide, the Tajiya of all the people used to come first.
It is said that the ancestors of the Garh family started keeping Tazia in the traditional way. This is also the first of that Tajia. Even today, the Tazia of the Garh family runs at number one in the procession and in this Karbala, the Tazia's first work is done. They say that this Karbala is very old, people were not aware earlier but now people are becoming aware, soon Karbala will be beautified, it is not only a beautiful but philosophical place.