Mela Chiraghan

Mela Chiraghan or Mela Shalimar (Punjabi: میلہ چراغاں; "Festival of Lights") is a three-day annual festival to mark the urs (death anniversary) of the Punjabi poet and Sufi saint Shah Hussain (1538 – 1599) who lived in Lahore in the 16th century.

[1] It takes place at the shrine of Shah Hussain in Baghbanpura, on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, adjacent to the Shalimar Gardens.

[2][3] The festival was held in the Shalimar Gardens, until President Ayub Khan ordered against it in 1958.

Maharaja Ranjeet Singh (13 Nov 1780 – 27 June 1839) had high respect for this 16th century sufi saint Shah Hussain.

[4] In the early half of the 19th century, during the Sikh rule in Punjab, Maharaja Ranjeet Singh used to lead a procession from the Lahore Fort to this festival site.