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Deva Sharif
Haji Waris Ali Shah dargah
Why this weekend?
The day-by-day plan
- Morning arrival
- Mazar visit
- Court circuit
- Lane stop
- Lucknow return
Geography & terrain
Deva Sharif lies in the Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh, 22 km from Lucknow — the dargah town of the Sufi saint Haji Waris Ali Shah, its domes and green-and-white shrine set in the flat country of the Awadh plain.
History & culture
The shrine grew around the 19th-century Haji Waris Ali Shah — the Sufi of the eclectic teachings who drew the faiths of the age to his dargah; the annual Urs festival and the mazar's continued assembly, with the old city's Islamic heritage of the Awadh region, give Deva Sharif its two-century pilgrim story.
Where to stay
Budget
₹800–2,000/nightMid-range
₹2,000–4,000/nightComfort
₹4,000+/nightThings to do
Saint's tomb
White courts
Mosque domes
Urs fields
Pilgrim bazaars
Eat & drink
- Tunday kebab
- Petha
- Jalebi
- Nihari
- Navratan korma
Getting there
- Fly
- Lucknow (LKO) / Varanasi (VNS) / Delhi (DEL)
- Train
- Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi junctions
- Road from Delhi
- varies — 200–700 km by district
- Getting around
- Autos, e-rickshaws, app taxis
Budget snapshot
- Total
- ₹4,000–9,500 (2 days)
- Per day · Stay
- ₹800–4,000/night
- Per day · Food
- ₹600–1,000
- Per day · Transport
- ₹500–900
- Per day · Activities
- ₹400–800
Month by month
Practical info
- Language: Hindi (English understood in tourist spots)
- Best window: Oct–Mar
- Connectivity: good 4G in towns
- UPI/cards widely accepted; keep small cash for hill and market stops
Practical tips
- The Urs festival (the death anniversary month) draws the great crowds — the ordinary days for the quiet
- The dargah keeps the head-cover and quiet-dress rules at the courtyard
- An easy morning leg of the Lucknow circuit
Frequently asked questions
The Sufi dargah town of Haji Waris Ali Shah near Lucknow.
The 19th-century saint whose teachings drew the faiths of the age — and the annual Urs.
A half day from Lucknow.
Haji Waris Ali Shah dargah
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