Furfura’s pilgrimage site is the epicentre of Muslim politics in West Bengal
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January 17, 2021 01:40 IST
AIMIM chief Owaisi’s first stop on his visit to Bengal in early January has generated a lot of attention in political circles.
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AIMIM chief Owaisi’s first stop on his visit to Bengal in early January has generated a lot of attention in political circles.
Teeming with thousands of people who travel here in hundreds of vehicles, Furfura, a village in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, about 50 km from Kolkata, transforms every Friday morning into a major pilgrimage centre. Before the afternoon prayers, people queue up at the